Other car makers, including Volvo, Ford and Mercedes, are working on driver-assisted vehicles, which, unlike Google’s version, do not dispense with the driver controls. But Chris Urmson, director of the self-driving car project at Google, said that the new prototypes dispensed with the steering wheel and brakes because a human passenger might not be able to take over in an emergency, and that it was simpler just to have an emergency stop button.
How will Volvo’s cars contrast with Google’s cars?
Volvos will keep their driver controls Volvos will drive with more control Volvos will have an emergency stop button Volvos will be capable of driving at higher speeds