volvo v40 helps save lives with deployable pedestrian airbags

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