volvo v40 helps save lives with deployable pedestrian airbags

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volvo v40 helps save lives with deployable pedestrian airbags
volvo v40 helps save lives with deployable pedestrian airbags
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volvo v40 helps save lives with pedestrian airbags

 

 

after originally debuting at the 2012 geneva motor show, swedish auto manufacturer volvo has released
the 'V40', which is equipped with a handful of high-tech safety features, including the world's first
pedestrian airbag system. sensors located in the front bumper can detect contact between a person,
causing a pyrotechnic charge to blow the front hood in an upward position, deflecting the user away
from the windshield into a cushioned airbag. active at speeds between 20-50km/h, the system reacts
in hundredths of a second.

 

 

pedestrian airbag system cut away detail deployed

 

 

interior airbag system cut away detail deployed

 

 

pedestrian airbag system deployed

 

 

front bumper pedestrian sensor system

 

 

lane-keeping aid feature

 

 

park assist traffic alert

 

 

city safety technology sensors

 

 

pedestrian airbag detail

 

 

drivers airbag view

 

 

volvo v40 front 3/4 view

 

 

volvo v40 rear 3/4 view

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  • Another great car (along with the V60 hybrid) that will not come to the USA. …we need a Diesel V40 or V60 here.

    Jim

    JimCan says:
  • good to see a manufacturer caring about pedestrian safety. To swing the door another way to spare cyclist would be an even greater improvement!

    aligator says:

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