The senior technical leader at Volvo , Erik Coelingh has revealed that self - driving cars will be left un - marked so that motorists are not tempted to “ take them on ” or “ get the better ” of them . The first 100 self - driving Volvo 4x4s , to be leased as part of a pilot scheme in partnership with Volvo and Highways England on main roads into London in 2018 , will be identical to the conventional models . The first wave of driverless cars will be left deliberately unmarked amid fears that drivers would otherwise be tempted to “take them on” and drive more aggressively around them. The House of Commons science and technology committee will soon begin looking at issues such as who is legally accountable for a car that “ thinks ” for itself .
The senior technical leader at Volvo , Erik Coelingh has revealed that self - driving cars will be left un - marked so that motorists are not tempted to “ take them on ” or “ get the better ” of them . The first 100 self - driving Volvo 4x4s , to be leased as part of a pilot scheme in partnership with Volvo and Highways England on main roads into London in 2018 , will be identical to the conventional models . The House of Commons science and technology committee will soon begin looking at issues such as who is legally accountable for a car that “ thinks ” for itself .