Proof Volvo Crash-Avoidance System, "City Safe", Works
Published Monday, 01 August, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: News.
Volvo is once again raising the benchmark on driver-safety technology with its new "City Safe" collision avoidance system. Keeping statistics that roughly 75 percent of automobile collisions occur at below 20 miles per hour top of mind, Volvo designed the system, with an optical radar system to monitor traffic up to six meters ahead. Should "City Safe" register that the car ahead dramatically slows or suddenly stops, it will automatically pre-charge the brakes. In the case of a more imminent accident, it will fully activate the brakes.
Speaking on the system in its infancy, Ingrid Skogsmo, Director, Volvo Cars Safety…