Accident prevention: Volvo develop new safety systems

From the December issue 2007 of motor TrendIf there is an attribute Swedish premium automaker Volvo known, it is the security. Everywhere in the history of the company Volvo has pride itself on the production of cars, the safety regulations to exceed an important marketing component for automotive manufacturers. Now, Volvo has announced three new technologies developed to take safety on the road to a new level: automatic brakes, automatic steering and car to car Communication.Volvo's with collision warning auto Brake--recently introduced in the Volvo S80, XC70 and V70 starts already problems of both Visual and audible warnings, brakes and hydraulic Bremsdruck of detection a probable collision with another vehicle but is Volvo development technology a step further by detecting people with wide angle radar technology, the vehicle allows to "see who" increases. The process is already much work as it the same, with an initial audio and Visual warning, when a pedestrian in the path of the vehicle is detected when a collision technology is evolving imminent.Another Volvo lane departure warning system is activated with automatic brakes. The system currently in use provides an audible alert, if the vehicle lane markers, moves without using turn indicators. In the future with collision avoidance would applications, Volvo car control - a feature to integrate used cameras and radar to a vehicle self-navigate back into its original lane when it wanders in the path of oncoming traffic. Testing is still underway on this system to assess input and what the system can be accelerated also looks proper amounts of steering used.Volvo, develop vehicle to vehicle communication, the drivers to upcoming obstacles or hazards can warn before you can be seen. The technology could make as crucial for reducing traffic accidents in the future, claimed the car manufacturer, although Volvo says work a standard language for the system to use for all automakers, be developed should allows regardless of communication between vehicles or model.