Volvo epic fail :D

ajstan · 10 May 2010 at 09:33

ROFL

Volvo's new S60 spectacularly failed to impress media rounded-up for a demo of its auto-braking system last week, a driverless car smashing into the back of the truck it was supposed to be slowing down to miss.

http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21916

This made me laugh, didn't something like this happen to the S-class?

Muffin` · 10 May 2010 at 09:34

ajstan said:
This made me laugh, didn't something like this happen to the S-class?

Only because the driver turned it off when doing prechecks

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the same thing, it's always driver error.

/me turns ASC ON

paradigm · 10 May 2010 at 09:35

Muffin` said:
I wouldn't be surprised if this was the same thing, it's always driver error.

Volvo Press Meeting said:
a driverless car

What driver?

Muffin` · 10 May 2010 at 09:37

NathanE · 10 May 2010 at 09:39

I love how they programmed the computer to even replicate a real driver bashing the windscreen wiper stork during the crash...

paradigm · 10 May 2010 at 09:47

NathanE said:
windscreen wiper stork

?

Clown · 10 May 2010 at 09:48

Heh I put this in the Motors video thread where it got no love

mjt · 10 May 2010 at 09:49

Good reply from the bloke too.
"What went wrong?"
"We don't know.."

ajstan · 10 May 2010 at 09:57

mjt said:
Good reply from the bloke too.
"What went wrong?"
"We don't know.."

Well he couldn't say 'It doesn't work' because nobody would ever have faith in the system again

Pete19s · 10 May 2010 at 11:43

Got to love the guy chuckling in the background when the tannoy chap announces there has been a "misshap."

Volvo, now made in China.

mjt · 10 May 2010 at 11:52

Pete19s said:
Volvo, now made in China.

*Belgium

PhillyDee · 10 May 2010 at 11:57

If ever there was proof the driverless car concept really cannt be relied upon (at this present time) this is it.

It was a one off, imagine if there were thousands of them . . . .

D-Ranged · 10 May 2010 at 12:07

Hahahaha, lets hope that is a concept for a lot longer as it looks like it needs a few bugs worked out, otherwise there is going to be posts on here.

"Just been hit up the ass by a new Volvo"

Pete19s · 10 May 2010 at 12:23

mjt said:
*Belgium

Minor technicality and doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Maybe Lolvo would be better too

Vulcan · 10 May 2010 at 12:48

PhillyDee said:
If ever there was proof the driverless car concept really cannt be relied upon (at this present time) this is it.

I could say the same thing when I drive pass an accident caused by a driver...

Sukh · 10 May 2010 at 13:21

I would have tried to style it out over the loudspeaker:

"And this is what would normally happen, next we show our new system"

Scania · 10 May 2010 at 13:38

paradigm said:
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