Volvos electric cars can now warn you about a deer around a blind corner

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News Summary

  • Volvo is adding alerts for large animals, vulnerable road users, roadworks and accidents ahead to its EX60, EX90 and ES90 electric cars through a software update.
  • In Europe the feature draws on Data for Road Safety, a shared ecosystem that pools hazard reports from rival carmakers and eight national road authorities.
  • Volvo piloted it in Sweden and Norway, then took it across Europe in 2019, letting its cars warn each other about ice and breakdowns.
  • North America has no comparable arrangement.
Volvo is adding alerts for large animals, vulnerable road users, roadworks and accidents ahead to its EX60, EX90 and ES90 electric cars through a software update.

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