Video - Volvo auto brake fails during demo

[caveman_nige]

A little something to cheer you guys up....


Volvo's major new safety feature failed in embarrassing fashion during a press presentation.
Called 'Collision Warning with Auto Brake', the technology is supposed to automatically apply the brakes if cameras sense an imminent crash.
Unfortunately, the technology broke down in front of a group of journalists at a presentation in Sweden. And sadly for Volvo, some of them were armed with camera phones.
The test saw a new S60 saloon emerge from a warehouse at around 30mph, moving towards a stationary truck. The Auto Brake should have detected the truck and stopped the car. Sadly it didn't.
Volvo blamed the incident on a combination of 'human error' and a faulty battery. According to science and technology magazine wired.co.uk, in attendance, the technology had worked perfectly earlier during the presentation.
The Volvo S60 is due in UK showrooms in July, priced from around ?23,000.



Volvo Emergency Brake System @ Yahoo! Video

[Canker_Canison]

I remember this from a year or two ago. As I recall the driver didn't turn the function on... D'oh!

[Meat-Head]

I remember this from a year or two ago. As I recall the driver didn't turn the function on... D'oh!

dumb ~~~~, though mercdeds did something simular, nice to hear the A/C being drained, feature?

[wols]

what a shame ...

[Meat-Head]

what a shame ...

Nah that would be a bonus, HORRID things Vulva's

[Canker_Canison]

HORRID things Vulva's

I disagree on two counts...

1. Vulva's will beat a sweaty hairy workmans ass any day of the week & twice on Sundays.

2. I'm after a Volvo V70 T5 with AWD (when I get the money). A 4 wheel drive estate with 300bhp... the dog will love it.

[dctyper]

i worked for volvo when they were designing this, it did work when we tried it out, very scary experiance!!!

[Meat-Head]

i worked for volvo when they were designing this, it did work when we tried it out, very scary experiance!!!

giggle was you lucky enough to leave.

How does/did it work?

[melloned]

A little something to cheer you guys up....


Volvo's major new safety feature failed in embarrassing fashion during a press presentation.
Called 'Collision Warning with Auto Brake', the technology is supposed to automatically apply the brakes if cameras sense an imminent crash.
Unfortunately, the technology broke down in front of a group of journalists at a presentation in Sweden. And sadly for Volvo, some of them were armed with camera phones.
The test saw a new S60 saloon emerge from a warehouse at around 30mph, moving towards a stationary truck. The Auto Brake should have detected the truck and stopped the car. Sadly it didn't.
Volvo blamed the incident on a combination of 'human error' and a faulty battery. According to science and technology magazine wired.co.uk, in attendance, the technology had worked perfectly earlier during the presentation.
The Volvo S60 is due in UK showrooms in July, priced from around ?23,000.

The biz that mate , really safe , think i'll rush out and buy one , if i can find one in one peice !


Volvo Emergency Brake System @ Yahoo! Video

The biz that mate , really safe , think i'll rush out and buy one , if i can find one in one piece !

[.: JaCkPoT :.]

Just read this and it made me laugh

[dctyper]

giggle was you lucky enough to leave.

How does/did it work?

well we were on an airfield with a car driving in front of us, i was a passenger in the car, the driver did not put his foot on the brake and the guy in front did. super scary, but the car automatically brakes!!, its to do with th sensors in the front of the vehicle, dont know much more than that

dc