VIDEO: Volvo Pedestrian Avoidance System

The future owner of Volvo is in doubt, with Ford working to sell the brand like it has Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover. The prospect of selling Volvo to me makes no sense, but Ford seems committed to going ahead with it anyway. Regardless of that though, work on successful products for the future must continue.

Some viewed the production Volvo S60 not making a debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show as a worrying sign, but development continues. The S60 was caught undisguised recently and in addition a S60 mule was driven in highly-trafficked Copenhagen without the usual security surrounding a test vehicle.

The latter was done for this video, which demonstrates new technology on the S60. The XC60 debuted Volvo's City Safety system, but the S60 will take it even further with Pedestrian Protection - official name being Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Detection.

I applaud Volvo for their continued efforts on safety - many lives have been saved as a result of past innovations.  It looks like they are ready to create new ones for the future.

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