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IIHS study finds drivers significantly more likely to speed while using adaptive cruise control

Green Car Congress

The systems on the market today don’t restrict drivers from setting speeds that are higher than the legal limit, and they require constant supervision by the driver because they’re not capable of handling certain common road features and driving scenarios. That 1 mph increase may not sound like much.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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As another step toward autonomous driving systems, Volvo Car Corporation is demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h (31 mph), will be ready for production in 2014. However, it is always the driver who is in charge.

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Volvo Trucks introduces Collision Warning with Emergency Brake on new FH

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In order to address this problem, Volvo Trucks has developed Collision Warning with Emergency Brake— an advanced emergency braking system which also includes early collision warning. —Carl Johan Almqvist, Traffic & Product Safety Director, Volvo Trucks. —Carl Johan Almqvist.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

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Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. In 2019, one hundred Volvo’s in Gothenburg, Sweden, will be on the road and will self-drive with the touch of a button. More and more cars see everything around you.

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Six automated truck platoons to compete in European Truck Platooning Challenge

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Volvo will start from Gothenburg, driving through the same countries, and stopping in Vilvoorde. seconds, which at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) approximates to a distance of 10 metres (10.9 A similar seminar will be arranged by Volvo Trucks in Brussels. In this regard, the planned distance between both combinations is 0.5

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SARTRE project completes first successful on-road demo of multiple vehicle platooning

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The SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) ( earlier post ) has recently completed the first successful test demonstration of a multiple vehicle platoon, with Volvo Car Corporation as the only participating car manufacturer. —Erik Coelingh, technical project manager at the Volvo Car Corporation. Earlier post.

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