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Volvo develops technology to warn drivers of nearby animals

Tomas — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:41:24 +0000

A lot of drivers are terrified as deers or other critters suddenly lunge onto the road with the human behind the wheels just terrified or sometimes panic leading to fatal road mishaps. Volvo wants to decrease these encounters of man and animals on the road as they introduce a new technology that makes use of infrared camera and radar sensor to detect nearby animals on the road. The system will even hit the brakes for the driver when the collision is computed to be unavoidable.

Volvo seeks new technologies in order to further improve the safety of their vehicles but also gain some edge with competitors like BMW.

This warning and emergency brake system will be used in Volvo cars like the sport utility vehicle XC90 in a few ears time after completing a study of deer and moose movements in the southern parts of Sweden.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi lead the pack as they supply 300 times more cars and aim for sales records this year compared to Volvo. The top luxury brands are also hard at work to make their vehicles a lot safer.

Volvo, now owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group of China, is the first car manufacturer to introduce automatic braking for pedestrians back in 2010. The brand needs to stay ahead of these automotive safety innovations to keep their prices in the premium level.

Volvo aims to hit 800,000 vehicle sales by 2020 and eliminating fatal accidents across its lineup in the same year.

The brand is the leader in active-safety which involves making use of radars and cameras to improve safety. Premium brands like Mercedes and BMW has been experimenting on technologies like this a decade ago as safety enhancements using them now flows to mass market brand.

Found a bargain XC90

Tomas — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:16:07 +0000

I’m not going to turn this into an advertising page for people selling their Volvo, but when I find a true bargain looking for a car myself — I’m going to share. Today, a beautiful Belgian Volvo XC90 from december ’04 for €21.500. That’s well under average, and the car is very well-equipped.

mileage 157384 km
cylinder capacity 2401 cc
power 163 HP

features
ABS, airbag, alarm, alloy wheels, automatic a/c , board computer , central locking , cruise control , electric mirrors , electric windows , fog lamps, leather, maintenance booklet , passenger airbag, phone kit, power steering , radio CD, seat heating , side window airbags , stability control, start interrupter , towing hook, traction control , xenon lights

For €21.5k, that’s a sick deal!

Listing is right here!

Volvo XC 90: King Of The Roads

Tomas — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:22:25 +0000

For a lover of SUV, Volvo is a well known name that hardly requires any introduction among car lovers. One of the most loved SUUV from Volvo is the Volvo XC 90 series that was first launched in the year 2002 and since then it has become a true favorite of every SUV lover.

In the year 2007, Volvo XC 90 was updated and luxurious interiors that made it more attractive and powerful. Volvo XC 90 is well know throughout the world for its safety features that is designed in such a way so as to so as to safeguard it from direct collision impacts. It is best known for its unique frontal structure that makes it crumple free along with pre decided positions for engine incase of a head collision. It comes with all leather upholstery, xenon headlamps and a refrigerator that makes it a complete luxury vehicle.

Volvo XC 90 comes with advanced whiplash system and impact absorb energy that keeps the rider safe and secure even in a deadly collision or an accident. Incase you are looking for a brand new edition of Volvo XC 90, Volvo is planning to launch a new series of Volvo XC 90 SUV’s in the year 2010.

Volvo “Ocean Race Edition” models at the Geneva 2008 Car Show

Tomas — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:40:54 +0000

Volvo has shown some amazing new models in the light of their popular Volvo Ocean Race — and I found a whole lot of great photos of these new models on Car Scoop. The V70 and both the XC70 and XC90 SUV’s have gotten a little facelift for the occasion, and they look quite good — and rough!

I’m sure these will look awesome cruising the shores of Bretagne!

Volvo XC90: Superb SUV

Tomas — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:39:33 +0000

An excellent review of the ever so awesome Volvo XC90 by Roadfly.com. If I were to have an infinite budget for an SUV, I’d go for the V8 XC90 any day.

I hate the fact safetly bla bla was stressed so much, but I guess it makes sense… A sexy, fast and manly SUV — with whiplash protection systems. You got it!

Click here to view the embedded video.