If you live in a major city, you know that trying to avoid hitting pedestrians and bicyclists is tricky because in crowded city streets, they can be difficult to see, especially for distracted drivers, and will sometimes step or veer out in front of your car.
Volvo will soon offer a new safety feature that builds on its current Pedestrian Detection system. Volvo announced its new Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection system at the Geneva Motor Show, and said in a ...
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New Volvo Safety Feature Steers Clear of Cyclists
If you live in a major city, you know that trying to avoid hitting pedestrians and bicyclists is tricky because in crowded city streets, they can be difficult to see, especially for distracted drivers, and will sometimes step or veer out in front of your car.
Volvo will soon offer a new safety feature that builds on its current Pedestrian Detection system. Volvo announced its new Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection system at the Geneva Motor Show, and said in a ...
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Your Next Volvo May Drive Itself
If you’re sick of slogging through bumper-to-bumper traffic, Volvo may soon have a solution to offer.
The automaker recently announced that it is developing a traffic jam assistance system that will allow a vehicle to pilot itself in at speeds up to about 31 miles-per-hour. In a press release, Volvo declares that the system “will be ready for production in 2014.”
In the statement, Volvo says that the new system is an evolution of its current partially-autonomous driving systems ...
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2013 Cadillac Models Will Receive New Safety Technology
Cadillac is developing new safety technology that will debut in its two new sedans, the 2013 ATS and XTS, which will both go on sale later this year. In a press release, Cadillac says the new safety suite will include a network of cameras and sensors, as well as a new safety alert seat, which is essentially a seat that vibrates to alert the driver of a possible collision.
According to Cadillac, the safety alert seat “generates vibrating pulse patterns ...
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Study Shows Volvo Safety System Helps Prevent Crashes
The Highway Loss Data Institute released a new study today that examines Volvo’s City Safety system, which the Institute found helps prevent crashes at low speeds.
The system, which Volvo’s website explains using a video game-like demonstration, automatically stops the vehicle if a car suddenly stops in front of it.
"This is our first real-world look at an advanced crash avoidance technology, and the findings are encouraging," says Adrian Lund, president of HLDI, in a statement. "City Safety ...
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