Volvo Australia managing director Nick Connor has said  the Sweedish car brand have two types of autonomous vehicles on offer in the future. One will cater for commuters, whilst the other will aim to gain the appeal of driving enthusiasts.

in September, Volvo released their 360c concept. An autonomous pod-like vehicle that the company says “explores what becomes possible when we remove the human driver”.The 360c’s “sleeping environment” positions it as a potential replacement for domestic air travel, according to Volvo.

Mr Connor said there would be a market in the future for autonomous pods to shuttle consumers from A to B, however believes Volvo will offer vehicles that can still be driven.

“I think there will be two types of cars, and you mentioned the 360 concept,” he said. “That’s a hotel room on wheels and I love the idea of it. I don’t want to drive that. You can’t drive it.”

“I think there will be a separation between those vehicles that are almost 100 per cent full autonomous use and those vehicles that have part-time autonomous functionality.”

Mr Connor agreed that Volvo has a similar attitude to other manufacturers, which have  stated future models with autonomous functionality should still be enjoyable to drive.

Source: Autonomous pods coming but Volvo says it will still build driver’s cars
16 Nov 2018