Volvo claims it will have “deathproof” cars by 2020

‘“Deathproof” cars by 2020’ – huge claim. Two things that figure in Volvo’s plans are impact safety & autonomous cars to avoid impacts in the first place.

At the moment, regulations (where they exist), require self driving cars to have a human driver ready to take control if the situation gets out of hand. Volvo plans for their 2020 self-driving car to seize control from the human driver in an emergency.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/20/luxury/volvo-no-death-crash-cars-2020/index.html / Volvo pledge 2020 no one will be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car SUV Swedish engineers genuine Lex Kerssemakers CEO Volvo Cars North America one big caveat wants to hurt themselves really really stupid Volvo suicidal maniac total idiot safer driving a new Volvo fatality-free vehicles not unprecedented Volvos according data Insurance Institute for Highway Safety nine vehicle models including the Volvo XC90 no one in the United States died four years from 2009 to 2012 most recent period data is available Volvo based in Sweden owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group GELYY entire vehicle line up throughout the world automaker already tracks how many people die vehicles monitor safety engineers how much safer vehicles become new crash-prevention technology helps Volvo predict how much safer vehicles each new advancement new technologies car that can drive itself automakers Volvo sell autonomous cars by 2020 development full autonomy automotive safety Volvo safety engineer Erik Coelingh fully autonomous vehicle drivers have to use car's autonomous driving mode safe driver in full control of the car systems will still run in the background take over the instant there's danger technology autonomous driving already available from Volvo other carmakers crashproof Adaptive Cruise Control already available many new cars uses radar other sensors detect vehicles road ahead set maximum speed car maintains a safe following distance operating accelerator gas brakes systems highway cruising speeds stop-and-go traffic auto lane keeping assist cameras detect lane lines road edges car steers itself stay in its lane collision avoidance radar cameras sensors detect obstacles ahead warn driver driver still doesn't react car apply brakes automatically avoid least reduce impact of a crash auto safety regulators technology particularly effective reducing crashes pedestrian detection cameras see in the dark programmed detect human forms into the path of the car drivers can be alerted car can brake automatically large animal detection hitting moose deer elk animal car's passengers Volvo system detect big animal walking in front of your car /