Volvo will introduce the award winning City Safety system into the new XC60 model when introduced later this year.

Volvo's new City Safety system, which helps avoid or reduce the severity of low-speed collisions has won the Technology category at the Fleet World Honours Awards 2008. City Safety will be introduced as a world-first standard feature in the new Volvo XC60, which arrives in Irish showrooms this October. The clever system is designed to predict when low-speed accidents will happen and then prevent them from occurring.

At speeds of under 30 km/h, City Safety uses laser sensor technology to detect vehicles up to 10 metres in front of the car's front bumper and reacts to vehicles in front that are either at a standstill or are moving slowly in the same direction as the car itself. If the gap between the cars continues to close and the driver remains inactive, the car applies the brakes automatically.

City Safety's potential for reducing the risk of both personal injuries and car bodywork damage is significant and may also cut insurance costs. Volvo is currently involved in discussions with insurance companies regarding lower insurance premiums for cars equipped with City Safety.

Sean O'Neill, Volvo Car Ireland's corporate sales and leasing manager says, "With surveys indicating that 75 per cent of all reported collisions take place at speeds of under 30 km/h, and in 50 per cent of these cases the driver has not braked at all before the collision, it's easy to see the potential City Safety has in reducing incidents of this kind. As well as these safety benefits it also offers significant operational improvements, which is good news for businesses, and I am delighted that the judges have recognised this."

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