http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/ Engadget Comments for Volvo S60 features pedestrian tracking, ten years too late for Lizzie Grubman http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/You forgot to add this:
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Lol... Exactly!]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
now I'm wondering how many kids will trow things at Volvo's just to see if the car will slam on its breaks]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
I can just see unscrupulous types noticing a Volvo S60 and jumping out in front of it to piss off the driver who's brakes are now fully engaged. Sadly, there will be one or two that will not realize that the vehicle is a previous model and did not come equipped with the safety feature, let alone a competent driver who then notices a slight bump in the road.]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/I drive an S60. Go ahead, do you feel lucky? Well do you punk?

Not that your a punk but I just felt really Dirty Harry like there for a sec.
Hopefully they realize more S60's will NOT have the system then do.

]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
*sigh* road rage has consumed my life..]]>Feb 10th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Probably. But people, especially grown adults, just standing in the middle of the fucking street, deserve to be yelled at ... MINIMUM!]]>Feb 13th 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
F*** skynet now I can text while driving...


=P]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Text?
Pshhhhhh I'd rather to watch a dvd while driving.

Thanks Volvo!]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/I dunno, I'm caught between enjoying the fact that we seem to be moving towards hands free driving but then I just don't like losing control. Hell I'm fairly alarmed that OnStar can shut your car off remotely if Law Enforcement wants to. Sure it is for public good and all in a chase but... dunno, just smacks of police state just a little bit, or at least a small step towards it anyway. Maybe I should put down this copy of 1984 for a bit and go back to work.]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
Don't worry as long as there are competing brands everything will be fine. This technology is expensive as is most "intrusive" tech, so it will be a long time before widespread adoption takes place. Your kids on the other hand should be afraid of what the future holds.]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
I hope it likewise has an "accelerate and run over paparazzi" mode. ]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
Oh PLEASE!!! who writes such tripe let alone believes it!!!?!]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
The point being made by Volvo: the original short wouldn't have been that exciting if the viewer knew the Benz would just brake if it was about to hit someone.

Clever fellows, those Swedes!


]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
But I'm just rambling.]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
Of course, it's also interesting because that means that now we have technology to detect humans and all that's left is to program a robot to purposely run people over in war]]>Feb 10th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
The Car?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075809/]]>Feb 10th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Feb 10th 2010 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Nope, these are vectors to estimate the lane.
As far as I know (I only know an older system developed 5 years ago), the system mainly detects person directly in the vehicle's path.]]>Feb 10th 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
Also it has different effect on different speeds, on highways you will probably not meet the pedestrian.

The advantage is also that the system can see the pedestrian 1,5 meter sooner then you, as the sensors are on the front panels. So imagine the situation when someone step in front of you just from some obstacle - this 1,5 meter + 1 second of normal non-drunk person to react is e.g. at 30 km/h almost 10 meters difference!]]>Feb 10th 2010 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/Feb 10th 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/10/volvo-s60-features-pedestrian-tracking-ten-years-too-late-for-l/
I can see it now...

Cops launching themselves infront of getaway vehicles, laughing maniacally with some cheesy one-liners... "Stop! I'm a pedestrian!"]]>Feb 10th 2010 3:53PM