Award-Winning Safety
PILOT ASSIST II | LARGE ANIMAL DETECTION
| RUN-OFF ROAD MITIGATION
True Stories
Safety
Cars are driven by people. The guiding principle behind everything we make at Volvo, therefore, is and must remain, safety..."- Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, Founders of Volvo, 1927
These cars gave their lives to save these people..
James B
"Driving to the office, 7am and snow covered roads. My AWD S60 never looked back with perfect traction in the worst conditions. Headed slightly downhill about 35 mph, on a long straight 4 lane road with a middle turning lane , so 5 lanes total. 2 lanes in each direction. ...A 1998 Suburban pulls out from a stop sign almost directly in front of me, instantly knew it was too close and the Suburban was blocking both of my lanes trying to turn left into the center lane. Slamming hard on the brakes the, I had no chance in 3-4 inches of fresh snow on the roads and began an all-out slide. I watched the Suburban's driver-side wheel as I made frontal impact with it. I was prepared to wake up in a hospital bed, when to my surprise I was met not with metal from the impeding vehicle, but pillows from my Volvo's airbags. It was one of the most amazing moments I have ever experienced. Pillows! I was able to jump out of the car and help other drivers. Other than a seatbelt rash I walked away unscathed."
Diego R
"I was in a brand new XC60 when I rounded a corner, and two cows appeared on the road. The Large Animal Detection system slowed the car down, but a severe collision was unavoidable. Luckily, I walked out of the car unharmed. When the police arrived at the scene they did not believe that I was the one who drove the car, they assumed the driver must have been killed. Afterwards, I decided to buy two new XC60's, the second one for my father."
Dave S
"A Ford Explorer jumped over the curb in snow and hit the front of my S60 R-Design. The entire front end was destroyed but I was able to open the door to exit the car. I have no doubt that I would still be in the hospital with any other car."
Nedzad M
"I was driving home from a job site on I-44E. I looked at my rear view mirror and saw a black Honda getting hit by a semi truck pushing it to the side and ...the semi truck was going right at me. The semi rear ended me and pushed me about a quarter mile in front of him,i was slammed and pushed around eventually it dragged me down in to a ditch. I was sure i wasn't going to survive. I was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries and released the next day with no broken bones only bruises a lot of muscle pains. Thank you Volvo for saving my life!"