Volvo Cars Corporation, a Sweden-based automaker, is planning to equip its new models with self-driving technology, known as Traffic Jam Assistance, from 2014.
The system is designed for low-speed traffic situations and will allow driverless operation, with the car controlling the steering, throttle and brakes at speeds up to 31 mph. It is activated at the push of a button, and drivers can retake control of the car at any time by making a control input.
Peter Mertens, Volvo’s senior vice president of research and development, said, ‘This technology makes driving more relaxed in the kind of monotonous queuing that is a less attractive part of daily driving in urban areas. It offers you a safe, effortless drive in slow traffic.’
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