The Volvo ‘Drive Me’ project
The first Volvo ‘Drive Me’ test cars with autopilot technology are already driving around on public roads.
“The test cars are now able to handle lane following, speed adaption and merging traffic all by themselves. This is an important step towards our aim that the final ‘Drive Me’ cars will be able to drive the whole test route in highly autonomous mode. The technology, which will be called Autopilot, enables the driver to hand over the driving to the vehicle, which takes care of all driving functions,” says Erik Coelingh, Technical Specialist at Volvo Car Group.
What makes this project unique is that it involves the legislators, transport authorities, a major city, a vehicle manufacturer and real customers. The customers will drive the 100 test cars in everyday driving conditions on approximately 50 kilometres of selected roads.