Volvo Promises 'Death-Proof' Cars By 2020 (extremetech.com)

mrspoonsi sends news that Swedish automaker Volvo has issued a bold promise: by 2020, there will be no serious injuries or fatalities in new Volvo cars. Volvo already has various smart features in its cars, but by combining them all, it becomes much harder to end up in a serious accident. Adaptive cruise control for example, is already available on many cars. It allows you to set a maximum speed, but uses radar to maintain a safe distance from the car in front of you. It can even apply the brakes if need be. This can be taken a step further with full collision avoidance. When a crash is likely, the driver will be warned. If action isn't taken, the car can begin braking to avoid, or at least minimize the impact. ... Cameras will also be used to watch for pedestrians in the vicinity of the vehicle. This is similar to the technology that is used in self-driving cars to identify potential obstacles on the road.

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Challenge accepted.

[jeffb (2.718)]

"Hey, y'all, watch this!"

Unless the cars are entirely autonomous, AND automatically sedate the driver upon entry, I think they'll have a hard time achieving this goal.

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[Anonymous Coward]

I think they're trying to say that there won't be any new Volvos in 2020.

Death Proof

[sanf780]

I think I have heard that before from Stuntman Mike.

Then there’s Google’s self-driving car

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll pass on Google's cars. I don't want my car automatically pulling into the parking lots of every business that pays Google for the advertising.

Driver: "Take me to the gym"

Google car: "Arriving at Starbucks for your workout latte."

Driver: "Take me to church."

Google car: "Arriving at Joe's package store." Shit, the fucking Google car used Google to find out I'm Baptist.

Proof against a Hellfire missile?

[rossdee]

Leaders of ISIL and Al-Qaeda would be interested

I can see the advertising featuring Kurt Russell

[imatter]

Hey, Pam, remember when I said this car was death proof? Well, that wasn't a lie. This car is a hundred percent death proof. Only to get the benefit of it, honey, you REALLY need to be sitting in my seat.

- Stuntman Mike