Five years ago, the powers that be at Volvo made a promise to the world that even we here at Volvo of Burlingame thought was a whole new level of ambitious. For those who happened to miss it, they promised that they would have zero injuries or deaths in their vehicles by the year 2020. If it were any other automaker, we probably wouldn't buy it, but as is evidenced in all the new and used cars on our dealership, driver safety is no laughing matter to Volvo.
For starters, there was the introduction of Volvo's CitySafe system in their vehicles two years ago. When implemented into a vehicle, CitySafe is designed to eliminate crashes in cars accelerating between 2 - 19 MPH by way of detecting the road in front of the vehicle and, if necessary, applying the brakes for the driver.
Next came Volvo's road train system that allows vehicles outfitted with the technology to follow one another on the highway in an effort to minimize driver error. And with upcoming developments like pedestrian detection and autonomous driving, Volvo's goal of a crash-free is sounding more and more realistic by the day.
"Volvo has a fantastic safety heritage at the forefront of innovative technology having clocked up several world firsts including the debut of the pedestrian airbag on the all-new V40 launched last year," says Nick Connor, Managing Director at Volvo Car UK. "It is perhaps not surprising the majority of . . . motorists think the introduction of vehicles which make accidents virtually a thing of the past is not possible but I have every faith in Volvo to prove them wrong!"1
Preaching to the choir, Mr. Connor. Interested in which Volvo safety features are currently in our showroom? Then come visit our parts department today at 900 Peninsula Avenue in Burlingame, CA 94010 to try them out for yourself. Better safe than sorry, right?
Source:1http://www.automotivedesign.eu.com/article/47671/Volvo-contemplated-Vision-2020-30-years-after-the-seatbelt.aspx