Why the 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 is my favorite high-tech car - Computerworld
There’s something unique about the new 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 , a car so high-tech and advanced it makes me wonder if some of the other automakers have been sleeping under a rock. The car uses something called Pilot Assist, which is Volvo's first implementation of a previous demo from way back in 2011 that creates a “platoon” of cars on the road. The basic idea is to have the car follow the speed and steering of the car in front of you. While the Volvo XC90 T6 is packed with safety and convenience features, some of them the first to ever debut on the road, it’s Pilot Assist that made me think we are inching ever so carefully toward the fully autonomous car. Pilot Assist works at speeds under 30mph where the car can easily spot lane marking. To enable the feature, you press the cruise control button the steering column, then press the right arrow to see the Pilot Assist icon. In one test, a classic convertible stayed fairly centered in the lane and the XC90 mirrored the speed and steering perfectly. With lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control only (the tech you might find in an Acura RLX , an Infiniti Q50 or an Audi RS7 ), the car tends to veer out of the lane eventually and warn you to grab the steering wheel again. Source: www.computerworld.com
