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Volvo 2020 vision3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() As a result, safety, Over the decades since inception, we have mastered the quality and environmental care remain core values that govern protective safety systems in a car. vo, therefore, is and must remain – safety”. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Vol- pants to reduce body sway, thereby minimising injuries. Early in the company’s history, our founders, Assar Gabri- seat-belts with pre-tensioners, in other words, before the driver elsson & Gustaf Larson, coined the vision: “Cars are driven by applies panic brakes the seat-belt in a Volvo tightens its occu- people. GUEST COMMENTARY TOMAS ERNBERG, Managing Director, Volvo Cars India VOLVO’S VISION 2020 – ‘NO DEATH, NO SERIOUS INJURY IN A VOLVO CAR’ Volvo cars have been a pioneer in automotive safety since incep- little bit of Volvo in every car. The XC90 can also display a digitally created bird's-eye view of the 360-degree area around the car on the large centre screen.Volvo’s Vision 2020 - ‘No Death, No Serious Injury in a Volvo Car’ Volvo’s Vision 2020 - ‘No Death, No Serious Injury in a Volvo Car’ Volvo is also heralding its IntelliSafe extended Park Assist Pilot, which now also offers automatic reversing into a parking bay as well as entering and exiting a parallel parking spot. ![]() Acceleration, braking and steering are controlled automatically. The XC90 is also the first car on the market with Road Sign Information technology as standard and, as before, shows blind spot info too.Īnd there's also Queue Assist which enables safe driving by following the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues. It now covers vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians in front of the car, day and night." ![]() Lotta Jakobsson from Volvo's safety centre said: "City Safety is one of the most advanced standard crash prevention offers you can find in a modern car. ![]() Other safety innovations include pre-crash protection in rear impacts, a new generation whiplash protection system, roll stability control - whereby inflatable curtains covering all three rows of seating are activated - and City Safety, which becomes the umbrella name for all Volvo Cars' auto brake functions. The XC90 detects a potential crash and brakes automatically in order to avoid a collision or mitigate the consequences of a crash. The second world first is technology that features automatic braking if the driver turns in front of an oncoming car - a common scenario at busy city crossings. It includes Rest Stop Guidance, which directs the driver to the nearest rest area. To help prevent spine injuries energy is absorbed between the seat and seat frame cushions, reducing vertical occupant forces by up to a third.Īnd to help avoid these situations in the first place the car's Lane Keeping Aid applies extra steering torque if the car is about to leave the lane unintentionally, while Driver Alert Control warns tired or inattentive drivers. In a run-off road scenario the XC90 detects what's happening and the front safety belts are tightened to keep the occupants in position. So Volvo developed Safe Positioning to address it. The first new technology is aimed at protecting passengers involved in ‘run-off road' accidents, often caused by driver distraction or poor weather conditions. The result is one of the safest cars ever made." They will form part of a suite of safety features that the brand says will make the new generation XC90 one of the safest cars ever made.Īs Volvo's research and development chief Peter Mertens says: "Our starting point on safety is the same today as it was 87 years ago - real-life situations. The standard safety package on the all-wheel drive, seven seat premium SUV will include two world first safety technologies - a run-off road protection package and auto brake at intersection capability. When the all-new XC90 is revealed next month it will, promises Volvo, offer the most comprehensive and sophisticated safety kit available in the automotive industry. VOLVO has a vision that no one will be killed or seriously injured in one of its new cars by 2020.Īnd the Swedish brand, long time pioneers in vehicle safety, believes that its latest technologies will take the company a significant step closer to that vision. ![]()
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