By John Glenday

Volvo is ramping up its focus on driverless cars by conducting the first tests of its prototype systems in Sweden ahead of a London roll-out in 2017.

Drive Me London will be carried out in collaboration with Thatcham Research using customised Volvo vehicles fitted with an array of cameras and sensors and will represent a significant advance on previous trials.

As such, real families will be asked to test the cars on public roads with collected data used to refine the autonomous vehicles operation in real-world environments.

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Source: The Drum