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First autonomous Volvo XC90 SUV rolls off the production line

By John Thornton September 15, 2016 No Comments

Volvo Cars has initiated its Drive Me public autonomous driving experiment in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the production of the first vehicle to be driven in the experiment.

The autonomous Volvo XC90 SUV was built at Volvo Cars’ special manufacturing facility in Torslanda. Instead of relying purely on the research of its own engineers, feedback and input from real customers will be collected.

Volvo aims to further fine-tune its autonomous driving technologies and make its offering as relevant as possible to customers ahead of a commercial introduction around 2021.

September 13, 2016

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John Thornton

John joined UKi Media & Events in 2012 and has worked across a range of B2B titles within the company's automotive, marine and entertainment divisions. Currently editor of Automotive Testing Technology International, Crash Test Technology International and Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International, John co-ordinates the day-the-day operations of each magazine, from commissioning and writing to editing and signing-off, as well managing web content. Aside from the magazines, John also serves as co-chairman of the annual Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards and can be found sniffing out stories throughout the halls of several of UKI's industry-leading expo events.