Volvo's driverless cars attempting to work out kangaroos

Volvo have discovered a speed bump during the testing of driverless cars in Australia after kangaroo's threw off the vehicle's animal detection sensors. During a drive in Canberra, Australia, 18-months-ago the company realised the driverless car software struggled to detect kangaroos due to their hopping motion. Driverless cars are designed to detect animals appearing suddenly in front of it using sensors to determine a reference point. Volvo's animal sensor software struggled to pick up the hopping kangaroo But, the technical manager of Vovlo Australia David Picket said kangaroos have been proven to confuse the detection sensors because of the hopping motion, according to the ABC. 'We've noticed with the kangaroo being in mid-flight ... when it's in the air it actually looks like it's further away, then it lands and it looks closer,' the technical manager of Volvo Australia said.