Volvo's "Drive Me" Project Puts 100 Self-Driving Cars on Public Roads

Volvo has the announced the kick off the new “Drive Me” project, which will see the deployment of 100 self-driving vehicles on the public roads in Gothenburg.

Volvo Drive Me

Volvo has the announced the kick off the new “Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility” project in Sweden, which will see the deployment of 100 self-driving autonomous vehicles on the public roads in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The project, which kicks off in 2014 is a joint collaboration between Volvo, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, Lindholmen Science Park and the City of Gothenburg.
The ultimate goal of the project is to to pinpoint the societal benefits of autonomous driving and position Sweden and Volvo Cars as leaders in the development of future mobility. “Autonomous vehicles are an integrated part of Volvo Cars’ as well as the Swedish government’s vision of zero traffic fatalities. This public pilot represents an important step towards this goal,” says HÃ¥kan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Car Group. “It will give us an insight into the technological challenges at the same time as we get valuable feedback from real customers driving on public roads.”

Volvo Drive Me

The project will involve self-driving cars using approximately 31 miles of selected commuter roads in and around Gothenburg. The first cars are expected to be on the roads in Gothenburg by 2017. “Our aim is for the car to be able to handle all possible traffic scenarios by itself, including leaving the traffic flow and finding a safe ‘harbor’ if the driver for any reason is unable to regain control,” explains Erik Coelingh, Technical Specialist at Volvo Car Group.

Source: Volvo