The Swedish company Volvo Cars, which gives road safety attention, in 2020 plans to reduce the number of deaths in accidents involving its new cars to zero. If we consider that the transfer of vehicle control in the hands of robotic systems is conducted very actively, this goal seems very ambitious. Manufacturers differently estimate the degree of readiness of the modern autopilot to drive on public roads. If Google and Tesla now mostly fear the legal consequences of such experiments, the bulk of manufacturers believed that automatically controlled cars on the road will be no earlier than 2020. The introduction of appropriate systems is carried out in stages - automatic braking , Toyota next year, promises to make it an attribute of all production cars of its own production. By the way, a full autopilot Japanese promises to bring to mindof 2020 year.
Speaking in the United States, representatives of Volvo recently urged lawmakers to expedite the formation of the uniform rules of operation of cars with the autopilot on country roads. . Only a few states allow to test robo card outside the polygons, and even European producers should carry prototypes in the US for the "full-scale" test.
Volvo now says it is ready to be responsible for all accidents involving its vehicles, automation control system, not a man. These manifests must put an end to the legal debate . True, not the fact that Volvo will follow the example of other manufacturers. By the way, the Swedish company allocates special case situation burglary software driving. Recently, a group of experts was able to remotely seize control of the vehicle brand Jeep, and this precedent thrilled not only the public, but automakers.
Interestingly, industry experts are looking at the problem of the appearance on the roads of robocars. The participants Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress recognized that in real traffic cars with autopilot will not only inconvenience to other participants in the process, but also provoke incidents. For example, a significant portion of past accidents involving robocars Google occurred at intersections where other vehicles hit them back after an unexpected stop. In addition, the autopilot makes the car stop in front of improperly parked car or carton that prevents the passage, while the real driver in this situation starts to go around the obstacle.
Experts call all carefully check landfills before releasing sources of increased danger on the road. However, there are positive examples of implementation of autopilot. For example, in France, successfully tested public transport with automatic control system.