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cicio2000 Sophomore Author Chicago Posts:216 Points:389,845 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:46:18 AM Ignore cicio2000 Report Abuse The 85-year-old company believes it can produce an accident free vehicle in just seven years. "Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020," said Anders Eugensson, Volvo's head of government affairs. Underpinning Mr. Eugensson's optimism is a bet on increasing demand for driverless functionality in cars, and the emergence of technology that essentially eliminates the chance for driver error. Volvo won't disclose its spending on the technology, which has been funded in part by the European Union. It has had 50 engineers working with automotive partners such as Ricardo U.K. on the technology over the last several years. The company says it is preparing to launch in 2014 its first batch of autonomous vehicles capable of driving up to 31 miles per hour. The limited Visit Wall Street Journal for full article

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The 85-year-old company believes it can produce an accident free vehicle in just seven years. "Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020," said Anders Eugensson, Volvo's head of government affairs.

Underpinning Mr. Eugensson's optimism is a bet on increasing demand for driverless functionality in cars, and the emergence of technology that essentially eliminates the chance for driver error. Volvo won't disclose its spending on the technology, which has been funded in part by the European Union. It has had 50 engineers working with automotive partners such as Ricardo U.K. on the technology over the last several years.

The company says it is preparing to launch in 2014 its first batch of autonomous vehicles capable of driving up to 31 miles per hour. The limited
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schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,079 Points:1,042,370 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 12:21:26 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse Looking forward to it.
rjojo40 Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:7,579 Points:1,101,390 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 11:54:41 AM Ignore rjojo40 Report Abuse Volvo has always been a good automobile builder.
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,072 Points:749,890 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 8:53:17 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse OK
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,474 Points:595,820 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:53:03 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse How about speculationless gas prices?
drobbbb Champion Author Maryland Posts:3,585 Points:836,035 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:45:52 PM Ignore drobbbb Report Abuse interesting
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,168 Points:726,905 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:43:08 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Yikes
RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 6:06:51 PM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse This is a great idea. I hope then can deliver on the promise.
Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,805 Points:336,415 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:44:11 PM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse We already have driverless vehicles... we call them showrooms.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,850 Points:750,590 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:01:55 PM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse Just another
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,683 Points:1,227,120 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:40:26 PM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse From what I've seen, we have that now.
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,682 Points:584,025 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:30:41 PM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse Good luck with that.
Zuegma Champion Author Nova Scotia Posts:1,118 Points:283,655 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:44:59 AM Ignore Zuegma Report Abuse I guess it's still a technology that needs to learn to crawl first.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:728,330 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:41:57 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse Ooooooooooh... Is this better than the mindless drivers who have phones in their ears?
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,392 Points:1,767,455 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:16:05 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse It will be interesting to see if they make the 2020 goal.
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,747 Points:790,325 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:13:24 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse I wonder if Google is also part of this work.
JDchefF Champion Author Lancaster Posts:1,162 Points:251,195 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:10:33 AM Ignore JDchefF Report Abuse Agree keep them in Sweden. At 31 mph, get real won't work in the US. Not sure if I would trust a computer fully anyway.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,260 Points:2,397,120 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:59:06 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse good, keep them in sweden
lesabreAZ Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,809 Points:436,995 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:57:30 AM Ignore lesabreAZ Report Abuse Now I can text all the time...at 31 mph, more time to text
jamofsocal All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:980 Points:249,575 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:49:21 AM Ignore jamofsocal Report Abuse Like in TOTAL RECALL??
TripleHs Champion Author Austin Posts:3,430 Points:939,115 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:48:48 AM Ignore TripleHs Report Abuse accident free? a joke