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Fatality Free Cars ?

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  • Started 13 years ago by holisticglint
  • Latest reply from kaputnik

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  1. holisticglint
    Member

    Although rightly maligned by Copenhagenize.com for their "cycling is dangerous" messaging, Volvo have launched a program to make it impossible to KSI anyone with one of their cars by 2020

    Unsurprisingly the approach is to basically take drivers out of the loop beyond "I want to go over there".

    More details here.

    So will you feel safer surrounded by robo-cars ?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    "By 2020, nobody shall be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo."

    Think it's about 4th last word.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. Min
    Member

    I noticed that word too.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. holisticglint
    Member

    Yes - I though that was odd too but further reading starts talking about "vulnerable road users" and the article talks about road sign reading, pedestrian detection etc so it does sound like they are taking a more preventative approach rather than the steel cage with airbags stuff they are known for.

    In theory the cars would not actually be capable of passing you too close or too fast....

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. Kim
    Member

    So will you feel safer surrounded by robo-cars ? Only if they have they wheels permanently clamped.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. SRD
    Moderator

    Presumably their PR folks have told them never to say 'killed by a car'. far too negative.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. splitshift
    Member

    best safety stuff comes from australia.
    TAC 20th aniversarry
    you tube. Youll never go on the roads again !

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. gembo
    Member

    seriously injured or killed.

    Can you be humourously killed?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  9. Min
    Member

    "In theory the cars would not actually be capable of passing you too close or too fast.... "

    But only if you are a pedestrian. It has been specifically designed to look only for pedestrians and to ignore anything that is "something else".

    And besides, who is going to buy this car any way? Drivers who are already concerned about the safety of others and who drive carefully anyway?

    Posted 13 years ago #

  10. wee folding bike
    Member

    I think Paul Merton did that one on HIGNFY years ago. He wanted to know if there was a Flippant Fraud Office.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  11. chdot
    Admin

    Fatally flawed office

    Posted 13 years ago #

  12. kaputnik
    Moderator

    the same Volvo programme that spawned;

    Posted 13 years ago #

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