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was a thread about this a few weeks ago
They used air filled dummies which needed a metal plate to be detected by the system (humans are not air filled dummies) After a set of demonstrations they didnt put the metal plate back right
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Volvo keep having these embarrassing things happen - wasn't too long ago their collision avoidance system failed in front of gathered media as well.
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The best invention for volvo's pedestrian avoidance is to keep it locked in the garage & dont take them on the road....
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mercedes did this in front of the media as well, unless you are thinking of the same thing. they blamed 'interference' due to the test being done indoors. |
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The italians set up the test incorrectly!
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Can't remember if it was Volvo, but it was outdoors and in front of the media. |
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^ It was Volvo, on an S60 I think.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNi17YLnZpg "weve have had some kind of mishap with the testing here" was the call of the Announcer. REALLY? NHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO. Cant blame him for stating the obvious on that one though. Its not like they have two scripts for the announcers, one if the demonstration is successful, one if it isn't. Maybe they should consider it. Here is whats meant to happen with a XC60: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7J-x...eature=related What didn't happen.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7J9y...eature=related
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I wonder if you put two avoidance systems parallel to each other, weather or not it would create a void in the space/time continuum.....
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What annoys me is Volvo is at the forefront of automotive safety yet people still dig at them when something like this happens, (somewhere along the process it will)
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Looks great when it works, but even in these tests, at such low speeds, they are still using inflatable cars. Now I can see why you would'nt risk real people, but if Volvo don't even have enough faith to test their system against real cars with merely the risk of some slight panel damage, they should'nt be marketing it yet!
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Well said! Guys let me tell you this technology is out there. I have driven a S60 with this feature in it. It has been demonstrated to us at HO and works. This is the future and it wont be long before the likes of Benz and BMW start using something similar
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Not knocking the technology, just the way Volvo have marketed it. If they'd acknowledged it was a developing technology that they had only managed to get to be say 95% reliable (just plucking figures from thin air here), but decided to install it now as it would still significantly increase the safety of the car compared to those that don't have it, no-one would have batted an eyelid at the odd demonstration failure. But to come out and say "We have a car that won't crash under a certain speed" only to have it do just that was PR suicide. Its pretty obvious (at least IMO) that they don't have a lot of faith in the system, and are well aware of statistically how often it won't work. I haven't seen any pictures of an equipped car pointed at something expensive like a Veyron. Probably too big a risk and management won't take the chance. If they had been open about this from the start, maybe now they would be bathing in accolades for pushing the boundaries of vehicle safety, and not be viewed as the current "Nice try - but no cigar" poster boys by so much of the motoring public.
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