Self-driving cars will beat some short-haul flights: Volvo

(Sept 6): Volvo Cars is taking aim at the aviation industry, saying self-driving vehicles could eliminate the need for some short-haul flights.

The Gothenburg, Sweden-based carmaker on Wednesday unveiled a project to explore how autonomous vehicles can be used to shuttle people between cities, allowing them more time for rest, work and play instead of the hassle of flying.

“Domestic air travel sounds great when you buy your ticket, but it really isn’t,” Marten Levenstam, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Volvo Cars, said in a statement. Autonomous cars with sleeping cabins “could enable us to compete with the world’s leading aircraft makers.”

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