Volvo - improving safety for both passengers and pedestrians

september 30th, 2009

Volvo introduces the world’s first pedestrian avoidance system.

Volvo’s new Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection may never be activated in most owners’ cars. It’s like airbags in that way. Also like them, if it is activated, it’s the sort of system that will make owners praise such advances in road safety.

Volvo’s pedestrian detection system is effectively an evolution of the Swedish brand’s impressive City Safety technology.

Except that where City Safety only detects other vehicles - applying the brakes to help reduce or avoid an impact - the Pedestrian Detection keeps an eye out or humans.

Then it can apply the brakes, avoiding the crash at below 25km/h and reducing speeds by 25km/h at higher speeds.

As Volvo rightfully points out, though, while it may not detect every pedestrian it will detect a lot, which has the potential to save plenty of lives.

Skrevet af Mark Ronan, september 30th, 2009 i kategori Operations, Volvo