Volvo is working on developing a system for detecting kangaroos! (VIDEO)
by AllAutoExperts | 17 April, 2020
You might think it is a joke but it's not. The Swedes are really concerned about the safety of its Australians customers, so they decided to add on the options list the system to detect kangaroos.
The invention helps drivers traveling especially in areas where they are recorded annually at least 20,000 accidents with kangaroos!
The National Association of Motorists and Motorcyclists of Australia annual faced with a high number of cases involving poor animals. The impact of these with high speed in particular can have serious consequences, both for the vehicle passengers and mammal.
Moreover, and to repair cars involved in the accident, money is spent annually in the amount of 48 million euros (75 million Australian dollars), the figures are not insignificant, particularly for insurance companies! Well, here that Volvo promises to escape the Australians of these problems, and a team of specialists is in Canberra, the city where most accidents occur because of kangaroos.
As with similar systems to detect cyclists or pedestrians, the Volvo vehicles will use a camera and radar to identify and avoid potential collisions with these mammals, automatically applying the brakes.
