Volvo to limit car speeds in bid for zero deaths

FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at the Volvo XC90 at the Shanghai Auto Show, in Shanghai, China April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song

While Volvo, whose XC90 flagship SUV currently has a top speed of 212 km/h, has made progress on its so-called “Vision 2020” target of zero deaths or serious injuries, Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said it is unlikely to meet the goal without additional measures to address driver behavior. In addition to the speed cap, Volvo plans to deploy technology using cameras that monitor the driver’s state and attentiveness to prevent people driving while distracted or intoxicated, two other big factors in accidents, Samuelsson said.

Volvo, which is owned by China’s Geely, announced the new speed limitation policy on the eve of the Geneva auto show, where its new Polestar performance electric-car brand is showcasing its second model, the Polestar 2.

If I wanted to Bike to work I would

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Only a top speed of maybe 20 mph would result in zero deaths.

Ah, the old 85 MPH Speedometer.

Of their cars or the other brands who hit theirs?

Just another reason to not get a volvo

I knew that one day the man with the red flag would return !!

LoleTch there sslesdrop andthey will be broke again !

If they get it down to zero miles per hour they will have cracked it.

Wouldn't buy one with Chinese technology in it database is exposed.

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