Incident 70: Self-driving cars in winter
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Volvo autonomous driving XC90 SUV's experienced issues in Jokkmokk, Sweden when sensors used for automated driving iced over during the winter, rendering them useless. As a response, Volvo has moved the sensors behind the windshield so windshield wipers can wipe away snow and ice during winter weather.
Short Description
Volvo autonomous driving XC90 SUV's experienced issues in Jokkmokk, Sweden when sensors used for automated driving iced over during the winter, rendering them useless.
Severity
Unclear/unknown
AI System Description
Volvo XC90 autonomous driving cars using radar, LIDAR, and sonar
System Developer
Volvo
Sector of Deployment
Transportation and storage
Relevant AI functions
Perception, Cognition, Action
AI Techniques
Lidar technology, radar sensors, environmental sensing
AI Applications
autonomous driving, self-driving vehicle, environmental sensing
Location
Jokkmokk, Sweden
Named Entities
Volvo
Technology Purveyor
Volvo
Beginning Date
2016-02-10T08:00:00.000Z
Ending Date
2016-02-10T08:00:00.000Z
Near Miss
Near miss
Intent
Unclear
Lives Lost
No
Infrastructure Sectors
Transportation
Data Inputs
traffic patterns, radar, LIDAR, video camera footage
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- In Jokkmokk, a tiny hamlet just north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, where temperatures can dip to 50 below, Volvo Cars’ self-driving XC90 SUV met its match: frozen flakes that caked on radar sensors essential to rea…
In Jokkmokk, a tiny hamlet just north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, where temperatures can dip to 50 below, Volvo Cars’ self-driving XC90 sport-utility vehicle met its match: frozen flakes that caked on radar sensors essential to reading …
There will come a day when automated driving technology steps out of the controlled testing environments and into the real world. For Volvo, that day will arrive in 2017. But are self-driving cars ready to face the elements?
Volvo describes…
Fully automated cars don’t drink and drive, fall asleep at the wheel, text, talk on the phone or put on makeup while driving. With their sensors and processors, they navigate roads without any of these human failings that can result in acci…
