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Cars are driven by people. That’s why all our safety research and development continues to investigate the
capabilities, limitations and tendencies of human nature. This people-centric research is always based on
real situations – and with the vision to create cars that do not crash.
Since 1970, Volvo’s Accident Research Team has investigated accidents involving Volvo cars on Swedish
roads. Today, our own statistical database contains over 36,000 accidents with more than 60,000
occupants. In addition to studies on the scene of the accident, our researchers also investigate what
happened before the crash to understand how to improve the driver’s conditions to avoid a collision.
These findings give us unique knowledge that guides us in creating technology that helps prevent or
mitigate accidents and – if an accident can’t be avoided – to help protect the occupants.
To help you avoid accidents while maintaining the fun of driving, Volvo safety technologies are designed to
support the driver in various situations without unnecessary interference. All these intelligent technologies
share information and interact with split-second precision. Today, a new Volvo can “read” actual situations
and provide optimal support and protection for example, by sensing normal driving patterns or panic
situations and by taking protective action before, during and after a collision. Still, technology can never
take the responsibility away from you, the driver. Final decisions are always in your hands. But if these
technologies help make you more alert and relaxed, they will also contribute to the overall safety of those
in and around your Volvo.
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Based on the findings from our accident research, we can recreate a variety of real-life traffic situations
and crashes. Beyond numerous virtual crash tests in super-computers, we perform around 400 crash
tests each year. We crash test car-to-car at different speeds and from different angles. We perform frontal
impacts, rear impacts, side impacts and roll-over tests and test cars off-road as well as against genuine
Swedish granite rock-face – we can even simulate impacts with wild animals.
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Other car manufacturers come to Sweden for final car testing under harsh and capricious conditions.
For us it’s home. Our own proving ground Hällered with its 34 miles of test tracks includes different road
types from all over the world. Here we scrutinize our cars’ ability to support their drivers in all imaginable
and unimaginable situations during thousands of test miles – not to mention the distances driven on
ordinary Swedish roads.
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We already know what we want to achieve: no accidents. By applying a holistic approach which considers
the driver and the vehicle as well as the infrastructure, we can realize a future where cars interact with
other cars, the road and the traffic-control systems. For example, this includes cars that can brake and
steer automatically, if needed. This makes it possible to design cars in completely new ways to protect
and preserve life.
Read more about our safety research at volvocars.us
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| Categories | Volvo C30 Manuals, Volvo Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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