Austin American-Statesman

Volvo plans to sell selfdrivin­g car in five years

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Volvo Car Corp. plans to sell a self-driving vehicle to consumers in five years.

Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson says the car will have a steering wheel, but consumers can pay $10,000 extra for a full autopilot system that will let them relax while the car drives itself.

Samuelsson says Volvo already is making early versions of the vehicles. They’ll be tested on public roads in Sweden next year and in London and China in 2018.

Samuelsson says self-driving capability is a way to make Volvo’s cars more premium. Separately, it’s working with Uber to develop shared autonomous vehicles.

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