UK set to have a driverless hub by 2017

Milton Keynes in the UK looks to be on a collision course with Gothenburg in Sweden as the first to introduce autonomous vehicles.

KERS in Volvos by 2017?

According to MSN Cars, which has published the first official report on the driving experience of a flywheel hybrid car, kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) could feature in a Volvo car by 2017.

Driving the Volvo S60 demonstrator car (below) on a test track in Sweden, contributor Sean Carson gives his appraisal of the vehicle performance and concludes with the following verdict:

‘The Swedish firm’s flywheel KERS system is not the saviour of the automobile, but it is another form of technology that will prolong the life of the combustion-engined car. It’s not too far from being production ready, either – expect to see it on road-going Volvo’s as early as 2017.’