Having a car suddenly “slam” on the brakes for something that you may have already seen and taken into account while you are driving is not safe. Is Volvo making safe cars for drivers, or for people who should yield to the car?
Additionally, we don’t know what parameters have been programmed into the computer for the car to “recognize” people and bikes. And, if that code takes a glitch, how will it affect the way the vehicle performs?
This is just more nanny statism run amok and Sweden is a very liberal country that engages in a lot of nanny statism! The fact is that people are unpredictable and do things that a machine (e.g. computer) can’t accommodate. We need to go back to the days when drivers drove their cars, there were fewer distractions and pedestrians and bicyclists observed and adhered to the rules designed for their safety.
I assume this is the Volvo Ford, not the Volvo truck and bus guys in Sweden.
Computerized automobiles are an American idea!
Correction: in August 2010, Ford completed its sale of Volvo to the parent of Chinese motor manufacturer Geely Automobile for $1.8 billion according to Wiki so this is a Chicom conspiracy ~ not a Swedish conspiracy. They will get even with the Allies for dividing Manchuria up with the Russians I am sure!!!!!