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Safetyrea::DrivingprogressTheVolvoGroup’sresearchanddevelopmenthasresultedinmanyinnovativesafetysolutions.WeareproudoftheseinnovationsfromthetruckandbusaDriveralertsupportforthedetectionofinattentionanddrowsiness.Adaptivecruisecontrolthatmakesiteasiertomaintainthespeedlimitandasafedistancetovehiclesahead.Lanekeepingandlanechangesupportforstayinginlaneaswellaschanginglanessafely.Electronicstabilitysystemsthatalsoworkforlongvehiclecombi­nations.Theworld’sstrongesttruckcab.Trucksandbussafetycabstestedforroll-overprotec­tion.Frontunderrunprotectionsystemtoreduceconsequencesincollisionsbetweenheavyvehiclesandcars.Hiddenunderthebusisanadvancedsystemthatpreventspassengercarsfromendingupunder­neaththebusintheeventofhead-oncollisions.Suchsystemsarealsoavailablefortrucks.areaIncreasedsafetyforallTheVolvoGroup’scultureisverymuchaboutsafety.Infact,safetyhasbeenourguidingprincipleeversinceVolvowasfoundedin1927.Thefoundersstatedbackthenthat“Safetyis,andmustbe,thebasicprincipleinalldesignwork.”ThehumanperspectiveIneverythingwedowefocusonourcorevalues:safety,qualityandcarefortheenvironment.CarefulattentiontothehealthandwelfareofpeopleistheguidingprincipleforallsafetyworkintheGroup.Overtheyears,Volvohasdevelopedmanynewsafetyinnovationsthatreflectthisprinciple.Aclassicexampleistheoneitemthatisavailableineverymotorvehicleworldwide–thethree-pointsafetybelt.Recentexamplesincludeadvancedelectronicsystemstosupporttruckandbusdrivers.Regardlessofthetechnology,ourproductsaredesignedwiththeuseratthecentreandwithahumanperspective.SafesolutionsOurbusinessconceptcallsforthedevelopmentofcommercialtransportsolutions.Itisourabsoluteconvictionthatnotrans­portsolutionscanbeultimatelysuccessfulunlesstheyaresafe.Jan-EricSundgrenSeniorVicePresident,ABVolvo–nowandinthefutureShapingthefutureWeconductresearchtobepreparedforwhatsocietyandourcustomerswillrequirefromusinthefuture.Solutionsneedtobedevelopedforasocietyinwhichnotonlyagrowingnumberofpeoplebutalsoproductswillbeconnectedandcommuni­catewitheachother.Webelievethatthefuturewillbringprevi­ouslyunforeseenopportunitiesforvehiclestointeractwitheachotherandwiththesurroundings.Wewelcomethisformofdevelopment.Volvoeventriestoshapethefuturebycreatingthesolutionsthatthecominggen­erationswillseek.Wedothisindependentlybutalsoincooperationwith,forexample,universities,internationalor­ganizations,publicauthorities,civilservicedepartmentsandotherbusinesses.Wearecommittedtohelpingreducethenumberofaccidentsonroadsandinotherpartsofthetransportsystem.Thisbro­churepresentsanoverviewofhowwethinkandwhatwedo.1OURPHILOSOPHYUnderstandingthefullpictureTheVolvoGrouphasalongtraditionofdevelopingtechnologythatenhancessafetyinplaceswheremillionsofpeoplespendtheirtimeeveryday.Oursolutionsarefoundalongmotorways,oncitystreets,atconstructionsitesandinmanufacturingindustryaswellasonboardshipsandairplanes.SafetyfromabroaderperspectiveSafetyisessentialinourtrucks,buses,constructionequipment,marineenginesandaircraftcomponents.Forus,safetyworkmeansdevelopingsolutionsthatmakeadifference.Conse­quently,weneedtoknowallaboutwheretheproductwillbeused.However,itisequallyimportanttohaveknowledgeofhowtheusersarelikelytohandletheproductincriticalsituations.Researchhasshownthathumanerrorisinvolvedinamajorityofaccidents.TheVolvoGroupspendsalargeamountoftimeandresourcesstudyingaccidents,the...