SAFETY FIRSTS

70 years of Volvo sense and sensors

1944 Laminated windscreen

TG staff laminate each other’s belongings. For fun. Volvo laminates windscreens. For safety.

1959 Three-point seatbelt

The big one. Volvo introduces seatbelt as we know it today in Scandi-market Amazons and PV544s. World not immediately convinced.

1979 Wide-angle mirror

Wide-angle driver’s rear-view mirror gives a much better view of that Audi tailgating you.

1990 Integrated booster seat

Built-in booster seat for kids (and exceptionally short adults) debuts on the 960.

1994 Side airbags

Cushions your body, but required d a small detonator be built into the front seats. What could possibly ly go wrong?

2001 Volvo On Call

“World’s first fully-integrated and factory-fitted SOS system” calls you an ambulance after a crash.

2004 BLIS

With blind-spot monitoring, you need never look anywhere but ahead. Chiropractors rejoice.

2005 Driver Alert

Volvo teaches its cars to know when their drivers are tired. But not to tuck them in.

2012 Pedestrian airbag

For the bloke you hit, you inattentive driver, you. Almost certainly not as comfortable as it sounds.

2017 Large animal detection

Elk, moose and so on do some damage. Trust us. Volvo tech helps you avoid gamey death.