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These new technologies will bring the company closer to its vision that no one will be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car by 2020.
The standard safety package on the all-wheel drive, seven seat premium SUV will include two world first safety features; a run-off road protection package and auto brake at intersection capability.
The run-off road is a common accident type with various causes, such as driver distraction, drowsiness or poor weather conditions. In Sweden, single-vehicle accidents involve one-third of all fatal and severe injury crashes with passenger cars and Volvo is troubled by this statistic and developed the technology to protect occupants should these situations happen. "It's about finding out how and why accidents and injuries occur, and then developing the technology to prevent them," their Senior Technical Specialist Safety at Volvo Cars Safety Centre, Prof. Lotta Jakobsson explained. The result is their Safe Positioning feature where in a run-off road scenario, the new XC90 detects what's happening and the front safety belts are tightened to keep occupants in position. The belts stay tightened as long as the car is in motion.
The second world-first feature ensures automatic braking if the driver turns in front of an oncoming car, like at busy city crossings. The car detects a potential crash and brakes automatically.
The Volvo XC90 also has a broad range of other safety features like pre-crash protection in rear impacts, rollover prevention and protection, City Safety auto braking functions, and enhanced road sign information.
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