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Swedish premium automobile manufacturer Volvo Cars intends to start an advanced autonomous driving (AD) experiment in China.

Under the experiment, Volvo Cars will allow local drivers to trial up to 100 driverless cars on public roads.

The trials will be conducted on limited driving conditions such as express ways and highways, reported Overdrive.

Volvo Cars will start negotiating with the interested cities across China over the coming months.

Negotiations will be carried out to find a city in China that would provide the requisite permissions, as well as infrastructure for the experiment.

According to the car maker, the launch of AD technology will be able to cut down the instances of car accidents and will also reduce traffic congestion and pollution.

This autonomous driving will facilitate motorists to use their time inside their vehicles, fruitfully.

The inventor of seat belt in 1959, Volvo Cars aims to use the latest autonomous driving technology to ensure road safety for all new Volvo drivers by 2020.

Speaking at a seminar in Beijing, Volvo president and chief executive Håkan Samuelsson said: "Autonomous driving can make a significant contribution to road safety.

"The sooner AD cars are on the roads, the sooner lives will start being saved."

"There are multiple benefits to AD cars.

"Autonomous driving can make a significant contribution to road safety."

"That is why governments need to put in place the legislation to allow AD cars onto the streets as soon as possible."

The new AD cars are expected to transform the roads in China in four major areas that include safety, pollution, congestion and time saving.

These cars will facilitate the easy flow of traffic, thereby reducing traffic jams, dangerous emissions and pollution.

The technology will also help save travel times for drivers.

Image: A Volvo car. Photo: courtesy of Mariordo (Mario Roberto Duran Ortiz) / Wikipedia.