Volvo is reluctant with self-driving cars. The brand does not believe that the cars are currently safe enough. That's why no Volvo can completely control itself.
Volvo is unsure whether the technology behind self-driving cars is sufficiently safe and reliable enough to be fully used in traffic.
The safety level of the existing technology does not live up to Volvo's standards, and therefore the car brand chose to postpone the launch of cars with fully self-driving properties as it is called.
At least until the technology lives up to Volvo's expectations. According to Claudia Zarra, who is Volvo Cars' safety manager, a completely self-driving car will require special conditions to function optimally. Conditions that Volvo does not believe are present yet.
The security manager is skeptical about whether the current systems can meet stricter security requirements.
– The safety of a fully autonomous car depends on the conditions. We need a perfect environment for it to reach our standards, says Zarra to Auto Express .
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Zarra points out that current self-driving technologies have challenges with, among other things, reading markings along roads, understanding signs and adapting to different road conditions.
She emphasizes that Volvo will not introduce completely self-driving cars, because the technology reaches a higher level of safety.
Volvo began testing self-driving systems for passenger cars as early as 2018. These tests formed the basis for the brand's later development of the technology. But according to the former Swedish brand, it is difficult to design a system that 'is safe enough for traffic'.
Volvo's own analyzes have revealed that it requires significant improvements, because the self-correcting systems can function completely without human intervention.
The latest model from Volvo, the EX90, cannot drive completely by itself either. And it's not just because the brand has massive problems with the software. Because even when Volvo gets rid of the problems, the car's systems will require the driver to always have his hands on the wheel.
However, Volvo plans to equip future versions of the model with a so-called lidar sensor on the roof, which should improve the car's ability to read and navigate traffic on its own. This technology is expected to be able to create a more accurate picture of the surroundings and thus contribute to safety.
But completely self-driving cars are still a goal that lies further in the future. Blue. because Volvo can't get the Lidar sensor in the new EX90 to work. Read more about it here .
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