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Source: Volvo
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According to the most recent report from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), 40,000 people die on Europe’s roads every year, that is to say more than 100 per day. However, despite a threefold increase in traffic over the past 30 years, the number of fatalities has been halved in Europe during this same period, largely thanks to technological developments. “We’ve made significant progress in technology in recent years. In the longer term, it is fully realistic to have a zero vision for accidents involving trucks,” says Carl Johan Almqvist, new Traffic and Product Safety Director at Volvo Trucks.
Volvo Trucks has long been the industry leader in passive safety, that is to say technology that protects the truck's occupants in an accident. In recent years, the company has also taken the lead in the sphere of active safety, which helps the driver avoid accidents. In 2008, Volvo Trucks launched safety systems that are unique in the industry and that prevent two of the most common causes of accidents: drowsiness and inattentiveness.
Volvo Trucks is also in the lead when it comes to stability systems, in other words systems that help the driver maintain control over the truck in difficult driving conditions. This is a vital area since single-vehicle accidents in which the truck rolls over or drives off the road account for half of all accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries. Volvo Trucks is the only manufacturer with a system that stabilizes a rigid truck hauling one or more trailers.
The company is also the only manufacturer in the industry with a vehicle-integrated Alco lock that prevents the truck from being started unless the driver performs a breathalyser test by blowing in the instrument's nozzle and passing the test.
"If we add together the active and passive systems, there is no doubt that we can offer the safest trucks available on the market today," says Carl-Johan Almqvist.
Zero vision
The next big step in technological development is systems that make the vehicles even more intelligent, for instance by communicating with one another and with the surrounding traffic. In the longer term, these V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) and V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure) systems can pave the way for technology where, for example, two oncoming vehicles can "converse" and avoid a frontal collision if the drivers fail to react.
Source: Volvo
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According to the most recent report from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), 40,000 people die on Europe’s roads every year, that is to say more than 100 per day. However, despite a threefold increase in traffic over the past 30 years, the number of fatalities has been halved in Europe during this same period, largely thanks to technological developments. “We’ve made significant progress in technology in recent years. In the longer term, it is fully realistic to have a zero vision for accidents involving trucks,” says Carl Johan Almqvist, new Traffic and Product Safety Director at Volvo Trucks.
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| Carl Johan Almqvist, traffic and product safety director |
Volvo Trucks has long been the industry leader in passive safety, that is to say technology that protects the truck's occupants in an accident. In recent years, the company has also taken the lead in the sphere of active safety, which helps the driver avoid accidents. In 2008, Volvo Trucks launched safety systems that are unique in the industry and that prevent two of the most common causes of accidents: drowsiness and inattentiveness.
Volvo Trucks is also in the lead when it comes to stability systems, in other words systems that help the driver maintain control over the truck in difficult driving conditions. This is a vital area since single-vehicle accidents in which the truck rolls over or drives off the road account for half of all accidents involving fatalities or serious injuries. Volvo Trucks is the only manufacturer with a system that stabilizes a rigid truck hauling one or more trailers.
The company is also the only manufacturer in the industry with a vehicle-integrated Alco lock that prevents the truck from being started unless the driver performs a breathalyser test by blowing in the instrument's nozzle and passing the test.
"If we add together the active and passive systems, there is no doubt that we can offer the safest trucks available on the market today," says Carl-Johan Almqvist.
Zero vision
The next big step in technological development is systems that make the vehicles even more intelligent, for instance by communicating with one another and with the surrounding traffic. In the longer term, these V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) and V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure) systems can pave the way for technology where, for example, two oncoming vehicles can "converse" and avoid a frontal collision if the drivers fail to react.
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