Volvo engineers put safety first
New XC90 earns five-star award for safety and advanced pedestrian protection technology
ONE of the motor companies that is leading the way in making safer cars is Volvo. The all new Volvo XC90 has been awarded five stars and achieved top ratings in the 2015 Euro New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) tests. The XC90 with standard City Safety technology, stood out as the first car from any manufacturer to score full points in Euro NCAP autonomous emergency braking car-to-car rear-end tests (AEB City and AEB Interurban).
“This is further proof that with the Volvo XC90 we have developed one of the safest cars in the world. In fact we scored 100% in the safety assist category,” Volvo Car Group’s senior vice president of research and development, Dr Peter Mertens, said.
“From an industry perspective Volvo Cars remain the leader in car safety innovation and miles ahead of the competition with our standard safety offer.”
The new Volvo XC90 scored 100% in the safety assist category and is also the first car to receive the maximum score in the two autonomous emergency braking tests – AEB City and AEB Interurban.
The new XC90 also features advanced pedestrian protection functionality that independent safety regulators have yet to include in their testing protocols.
“We are the first car manufacturer to surpass the criteria that Euro NCAP has applied to the AEB Interurban and City testing procedures. City Safety is one of the most advanced standard crash prevention offers you can find in a modern car. It addresses vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians in certain situations, day and night,” Volvo Car Group’ s principal engineer, Martin Magnusson, said.
With Volvo Cars’ long-held ‘Vision 2020’ the Swedish car maker aims to deliver cars in which no one is seriously injured or killed by the year 2020.
The new Volvo XC90’s five-star results in Euro NCAP’s testing is a clear indication of the company’s continued innovation with the ultimate goal of creating cars that do not crash.