The
all-new Volvo XC60 SUV--now
available in the Philippines--features
three new advanced driver assistance features aimed at keeping the driver out of trouble.
The new safety features are designed to provide the driver with
automatic steering assistance or support--when required--to
help avoid potential collisions. Volvo believes that these new features will make the new XC60 one of the safest cars on the road.
"We have been working with collision avoidance systems for many years and we can see how effective they are. In Sweden alone, we have seen a
decline of around 45 percent in
rear-end frontal crashes thanks to our
collision warning with autobrake system. With the XC60, we are determined to take the next step in reducing avoidable collisions with the addition of steering support and assistance systems," said Malin Ekholm, senior director, Volvo Cars' Safety Center.
City Safety has been updated in the XC60 to
include steering support, which engages when automatic braking alone would not help avoid a potential collision. In such circumstances, the car will
provide steering assistance to avoid the obstacle ahead. City Safety helps to
avoid collisions with vehicles, pedestrians, and large animals. Steering support is
active between 50-100 kph.
Volvo Cars has also added a system called
Oncoming Lane Mitigation, which helps drivers to
avoid collisions with vehicles on an oncoming lane. The system works by alerting a driver who has unwittingly wandered out of a driving lane by
providing automatic steering assistance,
guiding them back into their own lane and out of the path of any oncoming vehicle. This system is
active between 60-140 kph.
"All three of these new features represent clear steps in our work towards fully autonomous cars," added Ekholm.
Volvo Cars' optional
Blind Spot Information System, which
alerts drivers to the
presence of vehicles in their blind spot, has also received an update to
include steer assist functionality that helps to avoid potential collisions with vehicles in a blind spot by
steering the car back into its own lane and away from danger.
"We have all of the benefits of the safety technology we introduced in our larger 90 Series cars in the new XC60. This is fully in-line with our strategic approach to develop automotive safety systems based on real-life, real-road safety. Our vision is that
no one will be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car by the year 2020," added Ekholm.
The XC60 will deliver a
host of high-end safety systems, just like its larger 90 Series siblings, including
Large Animal Detection,
Run-off Road Mitigation, and the semi-autonomous driver support and convenience system
Pilot Assist as an option.
The new Volvo XC60 is
available in the Philippines with a
2.0-liter 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine.