Submission + - Volvo promises 'death-proof' cars by 2020 (msn.com)
mrspoonsi writes: Volvo, which produces some of the safest cars in the world, is pledging that by 2020 no one will be killed or injured by a new vehicle it manufactures.
The Swedish manufacturer had no reported deaths in its XC90 in the US last year, showing that some of its cars are already preventing deaths on the road.
Volvo would like this statistic to be true for the whole range and not just the XC90, and with the development of new accident avoidance technologies, the Swedish car giant believes it can achieve this goal.
CEO of Volvo's North American division Lex Kressemakers said: "If you meet Swedish engineers, they're pretty genuine. They don't say things when they don't believe it."
New and more accurate safety technologies — such as collision avoidance, pedestrian detection and auto lane-keeping assist — would also help the development of autonomous cars, which some manufacturers, such as Volvo, are hoping to release by 2020.
The Swedish manufacturer had no reported deaths in its XC90 in the US last year, showing that some of its cars are already preventing deaths on the road.
Volvo would like this statistic to be true for the whole range and not just the XC90, and with the development of new accident avoidance technologies, the Swedish car giant believes it can achieve this goal.
CEO of Volvo's North American division Lex Kressemakers said: "If you meet Swedish engineers, they're pretty genuine. They don't say things when they don't believe it."
New and more accurate safety technologies — such as collision avoidance, pedestrian detection and auto lane-keeping assist — would also help the development of autonomous cars, which some manufacturers, such as Volvo, are hoping to release by 2020.
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