At the press screening of Volvo XC60 autumn of 2008, the journalists try to run against a giant balloon in a parking lot. The tricky thing was not to steer away or slow down – the car itself would clear up the situation.
City Safety system was called, which was among the first to actually take command if the driver himself does not. At speeds between 3.6 and 30 km / h can be first-generation City Safety intervene and reduce the effects of, for example, a kökrock. If the speed difference between their own and the other car is below 15 km / h manages the system to completely avert the collision, if the difference is greater at least mitigate the blast.
And certainly slowed XC60 before the balloon on parking lot. And yes, we have since gotten used to all new Volvo cars have an orange light that flashes in the windscreen bottom if you happen to run too close to the car in front.
About the same time launched Volkswagen a system to remedy another road safety problem. If the driver slows or (more likely) fipplar with your mobile phone and unconsciously slipping over the edge or center line of the car can not only warn but steer back into the correct lane.
Mercedes-Benz was the early out with the active safety of the passenger compartment. If the car concludes that an accident is imminent, it can quickly tilt the backrest, headrest adjust, tighten seatbelts and (in convertible versions) flip up rollbar to mitigate the damage. Mercedes has also been at the forefront with regard to scan and detect hazards in the surroundings.
As the so-called passive safety devices – the one who takes care of the collision once is a fact (body structure, airbags, seatbelts, etc.) – have become increasingly sophisticated, the focus has moved to try to avoid the accident.
The systems have become increasingly sophisticated and versatile, from the rather limited repertoire that Volvo’s City Safety original had. Nowadays, the most lavish systems identify and curb not only for other cars but also for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as detect and avoid collision with oncoming vehicles at intersections.
The latest is that the radar sensors can detect if a car is approaching too quickly from behind and there is a risk of a collision. When preparing your own car by adjusting belts, angle the front seats to the correct position and apply the brakes.
The independent crash test organization EuroNCAP weighs now in the active safety systems in their assessments. It made the Audi experience recently when sports coupe TT certainly was judged to have high crash safety in its size class, yet only received four stars out of five possible because auto brake not even available as options.
The trend is that the technology is spreading both to everything more car brands and to cheaper models. The more cars in traffic that can detect risks and avert accidents or reduce the damage, the better.
Before the purchase of the car are still a few to look out for. The systems differ, and an auto brake can range from fairly simple, radar-based to advanced with so-called stereo camera. Not everyone is not active at all speeds, although it is becoming more common. In other words, to watch what the current car brand actually provides and what technology is expected to be able to cope.
Click your way to a small selection of what some popular car models and tags offer. Not a comprehensive guide, but a glimpse of the growing supply.
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