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SAFETY TRUCKS * Sweden: Volvo's
* Sweden - Volvo Trucks: New technology prevents accidents by making trucks “more human”
(Video from Volvo Trucks -6 Oct 2014: Volvo Trucks has developed new technology that can do a 360 degree scan of its surroundings and suggest actions to avoid incidents. The technology is developed specifically to protect vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists)
Stockholm,Sweden -Autoevolution, by Mircea Panait -7 Oct 2014: -- Volvo's latest project truck is a work-in-progress expected to see commercial introduction within 5 to 10 years' time... Dubbed Non-Hit Car and Truck, this research project employs a suite of advanced active safety features... As simply put as possible, the new technology can eliminate the risk of accidents caused by a limited field of vision thanks to a thorough 360 degree scan of everything that's near the Volvo truck, pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and all... Developed jointly with Volvo's passenger car division, the Non-Hit Car and Truck can evaluate any obstacle in the truck's surroundings, then suggests actions to avoid accidents. If the driver does not respond to the suggested actions, the steering or braking system can then be activated autonomously... To boot, this bit of tech can perform a 360 degree scan of anything near the truck every 25 milliseconds, predicting traffic scenarios up to 5 seconds ahead depending on the speed of the objects. Although the Volvo Trucks team of talented engineers have done most of the work, a lot more testing needs to be done before the system is ready for mass production...
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