Posts by Anna Kruchowski:
World Congress meeting of SAE, April 14, 2010
One of our VCC engineering colleagues attended this year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Conference. Below is a short email from him acknowledging our Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Braking for the upcoming S60.
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This came to our head of regulations and compliance in Rockleigh, NJ:
Hi Adam,
Here are some short notes from David Strickland’s (Administrator at National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) keynote at SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) yesterday morning.
In the keynote, he discussed pedestrian impacts and CIB (Collision Imminent Braking) He specifically mentioned our system and that we are introducing it in the S60. To quote him our system is “exactly what NHTSA is looking for in the future.”
Following the keynote, there was a short Q&A with Strickland and Paul Mascarenas (VP of Engineering at Ford Motor Company). On a question on pedestrian safety, Mr. Strickland stated “Volvo has taken such a bold step forward” with the S60 system. He also stated he thought these systems show similar promise as ESC (Electronic Stability Control).
dan
Ready for the race track
Wow, that’s one bad…well you get the idea. Just looks nasty. Features mid-engine, V6 (not from our parts bins), 410 horsepower, an autobahn rocket. dan Volvo Cars enters the all-new Volvo S60 in the Belgian Touring Car Series Just weeks after the all-new Volvo S60 was introduced to the public, the latest Volvo model is [...]
Doug Speck on CNBC and Bloomberg
In case you missed it, here is Doug Speck, president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, on CNBC and Bloomberg TV today. CNBC’S “Squawk on the Street”: Bloomberg TV:
Our President on TV — No Fooling!
Should you be near a television Thursday, the president and CEO of Volvo Cars of North America, Doug Speck, will be on two national business shows discussing the all-new Volvo S60 and the recent stock agreement signing. About 10:50 a.m. EDT, he’ll be on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” for a 3-5-minute segment. During the [...]
Ford sold Volvo
We at Volvo have been thinking about who would buy us, ever since Ford announced their goal to make Ford just Ford. We wondered, discussed, thought about; all those kinds of things that happen when something uncertain is in our daily lives. Talking to my friends at Volvo Sweden and Doug Speck, our North American [...]
This must be a hoot in your rear view mirror
I just love Google search. dan — Vail police switching to Volvo SUVs New Vail police vehicles get better gas mileage, chief says Vail Daily staff report Vail, CO Colorado VAIL, Colorado — By the end of the month, the Vail Police Department will complete the transition from Ford Explorers to Volvo XC90 SUVs as [...]
Informative article about EnerDel
EnerDel is the battery supplier for our Electric C30 test fleet. Good piece by Stuart Fowle, via Swedespeed and Kilometer. http://kilometermagazine.com/artman2/publish/tech/Tech_Volvos_Electric_C30_Batteries.html dan
Irv Gordon is heading to France
Irv has almost 2.8 million miles on his ’66 P1800. The last engine rebuild was at 600,000 miles and then last summer at about 2.7 million. There’s some darn tough Swedish iron in that engine. He has been invited to France for their annual Volvo club event. Too bad the car is staying here. It’s [...]
LIVE! With Regis and Kelly, Monday March 29, 2010 – Showing off S60 sports sedan
We have been invited to show our new S60 on Regis and Kelly just prior to the New York International Auto Show opening (media days: March 31 and April 1). I’m sorry that I don’t know the exact airtime, but the segment usually runs for about ten minutes. As they say, “check local listings for [...]
TV Commercials
Scott Hart sent this link, and scrolling through some of our past (global) commercials has been fun/interesting. http://carcommercialfan.com/category/volvo/ One that stands out was done, gosh, probably in 1997 if not a little earlier. It was based on our Volvo Saved My Life Club letters we receive about accidents and how owners felt the car saved [...]
