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Volvo officials made a bold statement not so long ago - they said nobody would die in a car made by them after 2020.
Company officials stated later on that they are on track with their objective, and that the direction is clear to them.
A few months have passed since the last statement from a Volvo official on the matter of the Vision 2020 target, and Jan Ivarsson, Volvo Cars’ senior technical advisor for safety, stated that the goal is more a “vision,” but not a “target per se.”
As the Australians at Car Advice have learned during an event held in Gothenburg, Volvo still wants to achieve its previously stated target, but the company now believes the direction is more a firm vision than an objective.
The Volvo official then clarified his statement, to explain that Vision 2020 is a way of thinking for the company.
In other words, Volvo has challenging targets for each car it makes, but the Swedish automaker cannot promise that nobody will die in one of its models made after 2020, as humans tend to be unpredictable, and all eventualities cannot be covered.
Volvo also has plans to introduce cars with autonomous functions by 2020, but these vehicles will still allow humans to drive them. In the case of Volvo’s self-driving technology, the Swedish automaker has already announced it will take full legal liability if things go wrong, as long as the owner follows the guidelines laid out by the automaker.
At the same time, you should not feel disappointed after reading the statement of Volvo’s official. The senior technical advisor for safety, Jan Ivarsson, merely clarified an undeniable fact - not everything can be controlled, especially in the world of automobiles.
No matter how much an automaker will strive to make a safe vehicle, there is still a valid possibility for someone to lose their lives onboard. Volvo’s representative clarified that they will still do their best to prevent this, but the possibility will still exist. The latter is a risk one should be aware every time they get onboard a vehicle.
A few months have passed since the last statement from a Volvo official on the matter of the Vision 2020 target, and Jan Ivarsson, Volvo Cars’ senior technical advisor for safety, stated that the goal is more a “vision,” but not a “target per se.”
As the Australians at Car Advice have learned during an event held in Gothenburg, Volvo still wants to achieve its previously stated target, but the company now believes the direction is more a firm vision than an objective.
The Volvo official then clarified his statement, to explain that Vision 2020 is a way of thinking for the company.
In other words, Volvo has challenging targets for each car it makes, but the Swedish automaker cannot promise that nobody will die in one of its models made after 2020, as humans tend to be unpredictable, and all eventualities cannot be covered.
Volvo also has plans to introduce cars with autonomous functions by 2020, but these vehicles will still allow humans to drive them. In the case of Volvo’s self-driving technology, the Swedish automaker has already announced it will take full legal liability if things go wrong, as long as the owner follows the guidelines laid out by the automaker.
At the same time, you should not feel disappointed after reading the statement of Volvo’s official. The senior technical advisor for safety, Jan Ivarsson, merely clarified an undeniable fact - not everything can be controlled, especially in the world of automobiles.
No matter how much an automaker will strive to make a safe vehicle, there is still a valid possibility for someone to lose their lives onboard. Volvo’s representative clarified that they will still do their best to prevent this, but the possibility will still exist. The latter is a risk one should be aware every time they get onboard a vehicle.
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