A nine-member consortium including Volvo and DaimlerChrysler has received 22.9 million euros from the European Commission to develop an “intelligent car.”

The Dynamically Self-Configuring Automotive Systems (DySCAS) project aims to design a car that can self-diagnose and ultimately self-heal its own faults, download and update its own computer devices, and interface with a drivers’ mobile phone, personal organizer and satellite navigation systems.