This video not only lays out Volvo's strategy, but mirrors the work other automakers are doing that will eventually result in autonomous cars.
The video begins with Thomas Broberg, Volvo's senior safety adviser, outlining six technologies that Volvo has deployed or is developing.
Volvo says it will release its road edgedetection technology, a first in the industry, in the 2014 XC90 model, which comes out later this year. This system can actually detect if the car is about to go off the road or hit a curb, and steer back into the roadway. The company says the system works even when road markings are nonexistent or too faded for detection.
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) is a broad initiative being developed by a consortium of automakers in conjunction with government. This technology lets cars warn each other about hazards, even when the driver lacks line-of-sight view of any threats.
As for self-parking, instead of mere automatic parallel parking, Volvo is developing technology that will let the car drop off passengers, then go find an available parking space. That technology is one of the promises of autonomous cars.
The video begins with Thomas Broberg, Volvo's senior safety adviser, outlining six technologies that Volvo has deployed or is developing.
- Pedestrian detection in darkness
- Animal detection
- Road edge and barrier detection
- Vehicle-to-vehicle communication
- Self parking
- Adaptive cruise control with steer assist
As for self-parking, instead of mere automatic parallel parking, Volvo is developing technology that will let the car drop off passengers, then go find an available parking space. That technology is one of the promises of autonomous cars.
