Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking

« Brooklyn Decker is the 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl
» Gok’s Fashion Fix returns this summer

Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking

Filed under: corporate social responsibility, design, living, Lucire, society, Sweden, technology, TV—Lucire staff/10.46

We have already tried the Volvo XC60 with collision avoidance—and in good Swedish tradition, the new Volvo S60 takes the safety idea a step further.
Newly announced today, with its world première at the Salon de Genève on March 2, the S60’s pedestrian detection, using a camera and radar, has a full automatic brake. It can detect pedestrians who walk into the road in front of the car, warn the driver, and automatically apply full braking power if the driver does not respond in time.
The car can avoid hitting a pedestrian at under 35 km/h. Over this speed, the car will reduce speed as much as possible to help minimize injuries to the pedestrian. The system will detect children over 80 cm tall.
The new chassis includes new stability control and traction control measures. Below are videos of the S60 in motion and a full explanation of its party trick.

Comments (4)

4 Comments »

reports: Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking http://bit.ly/93qJ0l

Trackback by Lucire — February 9, 2010 @ 10.54
RT @Lucire: Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking http://bit.ly/9Oxu8V

Trackback by Jack Yan 甄爵恩 — February 9, 2010 @ 11.25
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jack Yan 甄爵恩 and Lucire, Walkonomist. Walkonomist said: New Volvo #car will detect pedestrians and automatically brake to save them http://bit.ly/9WQU7r #walkability #safety [...]

Pingback by Tweets that mention Lucire: Insider » Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking -- Topsy.com — February 9, 2010 @ 14.45
Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by Lucire: reports: Volvo announces new S60, with pedestrian detection and automatic braking http://bit.ly/93qJ0l...

Trackback by uberVU - social comments — February 13, 2010 @ 12.43