Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that aimed at reducing crashes, through the use of self-driving car technology, by 2020. 

Volvo government affairs head Anders Eugensson said: "Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020."

The carmaker is aiming to launch its initial batch of autonomous vehicles in 2014, which are aimed at driving about 31mph in heavy traffic, while, in addition it is also working higher-speed autonomous driving.

Volvo's driver assistance technology head Marcus Rothoff said: "We are convinced this is the future and we want to get there first."

In May 2012, the firm tested the self-driving car technology in normal traffic condition in Spain to assess the effectiveness, during which a truck led the convoy of four self-driven Volvo vehicles that included a second truck followed by three driverless cars.

During the test, the prototype vehicles were equipped with safety systems including cameras, radar and laser sensors, in addition to Ricardo autonomous control that allow performing same operations, including accelerating, braking and turning, similar to the vehicle in lead.