Volvo 2010 V50 Specifications download pdf (Page 25)

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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.

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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.

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