Volvo S60 crashes during safety demonstration with cameras rolling
 

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Safety is expected when you're <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volvo/">Volvo</a>, and when something goes wrong it's particularly embarrassing. Such was the case this week when media were invited to a demonstration of one of Volvo's latest latest safety technologies. The collision warning system on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/s60">S60</a> is supposed to detect an impending impacts and then autonomously apply the brakes to bring the vehicle to a halt, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/20/volvo-city-safety-boss-bmw-autoblog/">like this</a>. Except it didn't!<br />
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The S60 was launched at 30 mph toward the back of a parked truck and the crowd watched as it rolled straight into it without ever braking. Volvo representatives later claimed human error in the preparation of the vehicle for the test. On the plus side, the car showed no apparent damage to the passenger compartment, again demonstrating that, even if a Volvo does crash, it will protect its occupants. In the meantime, we'll just to go back to being active participants in the driving process. Check out the video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/volvo-s60-crashes-during-safety-demonstration-with-cameras-rolli/#continued">after the jump</a>. <em>Hats off to all the tipsters!</em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-05/07/video-volvo-accidentally-smashes-new-car-in-safety-demo">Wired</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ6z3IArINI">YouT ube</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/volvo-s60-crashes-during-safety-demonstration-with-cameras-rolli/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Volvo S60 crashes during safety demonstration with cameras rolling</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/volvo-s60-crashes-during-safety-demonstration-with-cameras-rolli/">Volvo S60 crashes during safety demonstration with cameras rolling</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 07 May 2010 12:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/volvo-s60-crashes-during-safety-demonstration-with-cameras-rolli/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19468636/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/volvo-s60-crashes-during-safety-demonstration-with-cameras-rolli/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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