Volvo has partnered with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in order to conduct trials of autonomous electric vehicles in the city - state . The vehicles tested will be 40-seat Volvo 7900 electric buses , that will utilize LIDAR ##T technologies to navigate the streets . " We now have the possibility of testing various solutions under realistic conditions in a major city that has high ambitions for its public transport ” , including operator of Volvo transport , Håkan Agnevall .
Volvo has partnered with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in order to conduct trials of autonomous electric vehicles in the city-state. The vehicles tested will be 40-seat Volvo 7900 electric buses, that will use LIDAR laser technologies to navigate the streets. "We now have the possibility of testing various solutions under realistic conditions in a major city that has high ambitions for its public transport”, said President of Volvo Buses, Håkan Agnevall.