Volvo Cars to undertake large-scale autonomous driving test

Joint initiative between Volvo, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, Lindholmen Science Park (Sweden) and the City of Gothenburg (Sweden).

Volvo Cars is planning to undertake a large scale autonomous driving test programme in Sweden. The "Drive Me – Self-driving cars for sustainable mobility" programme is a joint initiative between Volvo, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Transport Agency, Lindholmen Science Park (Sweden) and the City of Gothenburg (Sweden). A pilot scheme using 100 self-driving Volvos will take place on approximately 50 kilometres of selected roads in and around the city. These roads are typical commuter arteries and include motorway conditions and frequent queues. The project will commence in 2014 with customer research and technology development, as well as the development of a user interface and cloud functionality. The first cars are expected to be on the roads in Gothenburg by 2017.