Press Release
Date of issue
Apr 01, 2013 | ID: 48522
Another automobile safety worldfirst from Volvo:
Volvo Car Group launches external, carenveloping airbag technology
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) is known all around the world as the undisputed car industry leader in terms of automobile safety. Today, the company unveils another world premiere with the External Vehicle Protection (EnVeloP) system. The announcement comes one year after Volvo Cars launched a worldfirst with the Pedestrian Airbag Technology on the allnew Volvo V40. The External Vehicle Protection system consists of a small container built in the roof of the car, which contains a foldedin, vacuum pulled balloon of similar material to existing airbags. In case of an unavoidable collision, whether it is with another car, a roadside object or even when coming into contact with surface water, the balloon unfolds within the blink of an eye around the car. By completely enveloping the car, the External Vehicle Protection system ensures that damage and personal injury as a result of the collision is minimized. Volvo Cars has a long history of leading automobile safety research and innovation, exemplified by many breakthroughs and worldfirsts. With this new, revolutionary External Vehicle Protection solution, Volvo Cars takes this heritage up to the next level. "For years, we have been looking at how to increase safety in our vehicles, and the airbag has played a central role in that journey," says Thomas Broberg, Senior Technical Adviser Safety at the Volvo Cars Safety Centre. "This new safety feature is the embodiment of the Volvo brand philosophy, Designed Around You. All we did was taking a very literal approach to Designed Around You. Instead of finding new areas inside the car where we could add more airbaglike safety systems, we asked ourselves: why not cover the complete car in an airbaglike solution?" At this moment the External Vehicle Protection system is still in a testing phase, but Volvo Cars is investigating whether the system can be fitted in future Volvo cars.
Media Contacts PerÅke Fröberg Corporate Spokesman Volvo Car Corporation Phone: +46 31 596525 Mobile: +46 31 596525 per ake.froberg@volvocars.com
Related Images
ake.froberg@volvocars.com
Related Images
ID: 48539
ID: 48554
Volvo Car Group PVH50, 50200 Registered Office SE405 31 Göteborg Göteborg, Sweden Sweden Registration No. Phone: +46 31 59 65 25 5560743089 Fax: +46 31 54 40 64 http://www.media.volvocars.com Descriptions and facts in this press material relate to Volvo Car Group's international car range. Described features might be optional. Vehicle specifications may vary from one country to another and may be altered without prior notification.