Η τεχνολογία αυτόνομης οδήγησης θα μας απασχολήσει πολύ στο εγγύς μέλλον και η Volvo είναι η τελευταία εταιρία που ανακοινώνει ότι θα ξεκινήσει δοκιμές. Συγκεκριμένα, ανακοίνωσε ότι 100 αυτοκίνητα θα δοκιμαστούν στους δρόμους του Gothenburg της Σουηδίας σε πραγματικές συνθήκες από πραγματικούς ανθρώπους/οικογένειες. Αν δεν προκύψει κάτι συνταρακτικό μέχρι το 2017, αυτή θα είναι η πρώτη φορά που αυτόνομα αυτοκίνητα θα δοκιμαστούν από απλούς πολίτες σε πραγματικές συνθήκες.
Το project υποστηρίζεται από μία ευρεία συμμαχία δημόσιων και ιδιωτικών εταιριών, συμπεριλαμβανομένων του Swedish Transport Administration, της Swedish Transport Agency, του Chalmers University, του Lindholmen Science Park και της πόλης του Gothenburg. Επίσης, τεχνολογία και τεχνογνωσία συνεισφέρει η Autoliv.
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Volvo Cars and Autoliv join forces in Autonomous Driving
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, and Autoliv, the automotive safety technology company, two of the world’s leaders in automotive safety, have agreed to work together on the ground-breaking Drive Me project, the world’s first large-scale autonomous driving (AD) initiative.
Drive Me involves 100 self-driving Volvos being used by families and commuters on public roads in everyday driving conditions in the Swedish city of Gothenburg – the first time anywhere in the world AD cars have been made available to members of the public for their daily use.
The two companies will work together to share research and development into the latest safety technologies and engineers and other industry experts from both companies will collaborate to push forward the introduction of active safety systems.
Drive Me is a broad collaboration of a number of public and private sector participants, including Volvo Cars, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, Chalmers University, Lindholmen Science Park and the City of Gothenburg.
Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars, said: “We are delighted to welcome Autoliv to the Drive Me family. Autonomous driving will make our roads better and safer. The sooner we can develop the necessary technologies and start offering them in our cars the better.”
Autoliv’s inclusion in the Drive Me alliance will generate significant benefits. Autoliv’s established R&D and engineering expertise in automotive safety will contribute to the development of cutting edge active safety and autonomous driving technologies.
The range of participants in the Drive Me project reflects the many benefits associated with automated driving, such as more efficient road usage, more economical vehicle usage, less congested streets and better town planning.
One extremely important aspect of autonomous driving is the potential for far fewer traffic accidents, injuries and fatalities. According to independent statistics, over 90 per cent of all fatal accidents are believed to be caused by human error, typically due to inattention.
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