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Volvo Aims to be Bambi’s Best Friend
In certain parts of the country animal hits are the most important source of accidents. In 2012 in Quebec alone there were 5459 reported collisions involving animals. If Volvo has its way, these...
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New Self-driving Volvo set for 2014 Release
The old myth about self-driving cars will become a reality no later than 2014. Volvo Car Corporation has developed a traffic jam assistance system in which a car automatically follows the vehicle in...
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Volvo to build a zero accident car before 2020
The Swedish car maker announced this week that it plans to produce an accident-free vehicle, using the latest collision-avoidance technologies, which will virtually ”eliminate all injuries and deaths...
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Volvo Launches Pedestrian Detection Technology in Geneva
Swedish automaker Volvo launched its new Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection technology at the Geneva Auto Show this week. The system detects cyclists, and can sound an alarm and apply the brakes if...
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IIHS Report Shows Volvo Crash Avoidance is Reducing Claims
The latest IIHS statistics are proving that Volvo’s safety efforts are clearly more than a marketing ploy. Volvo’s forward collision avoidance system known as City Safety is not just lowering...
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Volvo Moving One Step Closer to Autonomous Vehicle
The new technologies for the upcoming Volvo XC90 will be tested by a number of international media representatives this summer. The technologies are: •Pedestrian Detection in darkness. A world first...
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Volvo Begins Testing of Energy-Storing Outer Body Panels
Electric vehicle batteries have three problems — they’re big, heavy, and expensive. But what if you could shift EV batteries away from being big blocks under the car and engineer them into the car...
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Volvo Comes to the Rescue of Flying Pedestrians
Volvo has created the first worlds first pedestrian airbag, which will be installed on the subcompact V40. Volvo‘s system combines this type of technology with an automatic Pedestrian Detection system...
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Volvo Begins Autonomous Vehicle Testing On Swedish Roads
Volvo has announced plans to build a fleet of 100 self-driving cars for real world trials on Swedish roads. The Chinese-owned automaker said Monday it will test its “autonomous” cars on 30 miles of...
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Volvo Uses Magnets to Make Winter Driving Safer
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars), the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) are joining forces in a pilot project in which road...
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