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For Volvo, just having an autonomous braking system that could spot pedestrians, vehicles and other stationary obstacles wasn’t capable enough, so they have now increased its capability by making it also detect bicyclists. It makes a big deal out of this, and has even released three slightly amusing videos to illustrate the point. Read more »
- Planning Is Key To Avoid Braking In An Electric Vehicle
The regenerative braking function all electric vehicles have is more than capable of stopping a car on its own. You just have to not drive particularly quickly and plan ahead for obstacles or traffic lights. Read more »...
- The Volvo Of The Future Will Drop You Off And Park All By Itself [w/video]
We’ve heard a lot about autonomous driving in recent years, but how about autonomous parking? Volvo has given this a thought and is developing the technology that will make autonomous parking a reality in the future. A Volvo V40 prototype fitted...
- Volvo Pushes Autonomous Braking Further With Cyclist Detection, Beijing Road Users Troubled
Volvo is a manufacturer on a mission to make their cars the safest in the world. They try to push the technology forward more than any other manufacturer, and at this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show, they revealed a unique new safety system....
- Epic Fail: 2011 Volvo S60 "collision Warning With Auto Brake" System Doesn't Work, Car Crashes At Press Event! [with Video]
It's probably a PR's worst nightmare - having something going completely wrong at a press event. And that's exactly what happened to Volvo at the media presentation of the firm's new S60 saloon in Sweden this week. See, the Swedes wanted...
- Video: Swedes Test Drive 2011 Volvo S60 Sedan Prototype With Automatic Braking System
The next-generation Volvo S60, which is based on the 2009 Detroit Show concept, won't be launched onto the market until summer of 2010, but the folks over at Sweden's Teknikensvarld magazine were invited by Volvo to Copenhagen, Denmark to check...
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Volvo Tells Us that Cyclists May Not Always Be Visible [w/Videos]
For Volvo, just having an autonomous braking system that could spot pedestrians, vehicles and other stationary obstacles wasn’t capable enough, so they have now increased its capability by making it also detect bicyclists. It makes a big deal out of this, and has even released three slightly amusing videos to illustrate the point. Read more »
- Planning Is Key To Avoid Braking In An Electric Vehicle
The regenerative braking function all electric vehicles have is more than capable of stopping a car on its own. You just have to not drive particularly quickly and plan ahead for obstacles or traffic lights. Read more »...
- The Volvo Of The Future Will Drop You Off And Park All By Itself [w/video]
We’ve heard a lot about autonomous driving in recent years, but how about autonomous parking? Volvo has given this a thought and is developing the technology that will make autonomous parking a reality in the future. A Volvo V40 prototype fitted...
- Volvo Pushes Autonomous Braking Further With Cyclist Detection, Beijing Road Users Troubled
Volvo is a manufacturer on a mission to make their cars the safest in the world. They try to push the technology forward more than any other manufacturer, and at this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show, they revealed a unique new safety system....
- Epic Fail: 2011 Volvo S60 "collision Warning With Auto Brake" System Doesn't Work, Car Crashes At Press Event! [with Video]
It's probably a PR's worst nightmare - having something going completely wrong at a press event. And that's exactly what happened to Volvo at the media presentation of the firm's new S60 saloon in Sweden this week. See, the Swedes wanted...
- Video: Swedes Test Drive 2011 Volvo S60 Sedan Prototype With Automatic Braking System
The next-generation Volvo S60, which is based on the 2009 Detroit Show concept, won't be launched onto the market until summer of 2010, but the folks over at Sweden's Teknikensvarld magazine were invited by Volvo to Copenhagen, Denmark to check...