Volvo demonstrates SARTRE auto drive system

Volvo has begun testing the SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) auto drive/convoy system at its proving ground near Gothenburg, Sweden.

The SARTRE system allows compatible cars to automatically follow a single 'lead' vehicle without the need for any driver input. This means only one driver, a professional in the lead vehicle, will be actually driving, while others will be platooning behind.