Christina Rux Senior Service Architect Connected Car IT Services, Volvo Car Group M2M-Summit2016

1. Autonomous driving
Christina Rux
Senior Service Architect
Connected Car IT Services, Volvo Car Group

2. VOLVO CARS
2015: XC90
2016: S90
2016: V90
2016: V90 cross country

3. Connected Car Services – designed around you
Over the air updates
VolVO ON CALL In Car Delivery
SENSUS CONNECT
Remote update Service Road friction indication
Autonomous drive
Phone as key

4. It was always about freedom

5. Global Trends
• Urbanisation
• Growing mega cities
• Air quality major health problem
• Traffic accident global health issue
• Time for commuting
• Desire for time efficiency
• Desire for constant connectivity

6. Today’s reality

7. And it’s still about freedom

8. SHAPING THE FUTURE MOBILITY
• AD will be important for a sustainable mobility
• Improved traffic safety
• Improved environmental outcomes
• Regain time

9. Volvo vision 2020
No one should be killed or seriously injured
in a new Volvo car by 2020

10. How do we make AD come true?

11. By joint effort and proper reseach
• Global challenges – Demand a joint effort
• Drive Me – Nordic model of collaboration
• Research platform – How autonomous cars can contribute to a sustainable
development
• Pilots with real customers in real traffic

12. The pilots – all about learning
• Traffic environments
• Customer preferences
• Exporting the Nordic model
of collaboration
• Gothenburg – proof of concept
• China and London – verify our technology
Gothenburg
2013London
2017
China
2017

13. Pilot in Gothenburg
• The world’s first large scale project
for self-driving cars
• Starting in 2017
• 100 customers on real roads (~50 km)
• Verifying our technology
• From supervised to unsupervised

14. Who can be a test pilot?
• Based on the research needs
• Should reflect our future customers
• volvocars.com/autopilot
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15. No shortcuts. AD is at core about safety.
Scientific and human approach
Pilots with real customers on real roads

16. Pilot Assist versus Autopilot
• Driver is responsible, should monitor and supervise
• Driver responsible to intervene whenever needed
• Limitations: Lane markings, road design, oncoming objects,
pedestrians, animals, restrictions in steering/braking/acceleration force
that can be applied
• Autopilot / UnSupervised• Pilot assist / Supervised
• Manufacturer responsible
• Tested on and expects extreme situations
• Takes precautions, takes decisions
• Driver free to do something else

17. We assume liability
• “Volvo will assume liability for its autonomous technology, when used properly.”

18. TECHNOLOGY
• Camera
• Radar
• Laser
• Map data

19. TECHNOLOGY
• Cloud connection
• Traffic Control Centre

20. redundancy
ActionDecisionPerception
Sensor
Fusion 1
Sensor
Fusion 2
Decision &
Control 1
Decision &
Control 2
Vehicle
Dynamics
Management 1
Vehicle
Dynamics
Management 1
Brake
Control 2
Brake
Control 1
Steering
Control 1
Steering
Control 2
Vision
Radar
Lidar
Ultrasonic
Brake
Brake
Brake
Brake
Power steering
Power steeringCloud

21. Drive Me Movie

22. For more information visit
volvocars.com/autopilot