* Automatic bay parking as well as parallel parking * The driver gets a bird’s-eye view from above
the car - Designed around modern car buyers’ expectations of smart functionality,
the all-new Volvo XC90 features a set of
innovative solutions that make tricky parking situations and manoeuvring in
tight spaces easy.
The IntelliSafe
support technologies include an extended Park Assist Pilot, which now also
offers automatic reversing into a parking bay as well as entering and exiting a
parallel parking spot. The XC90 can also display a digitally created bird’s-eye
view of the 360° area around the car on the large centre screen.
“Several studies by research institutes reveal that up to
two-thirds of interviewed motorists feel uncomfortable in tight parking
situations. Options such as the extended Park Assist Pilot and bird’s-eye view
function turn these potentially stressful situations into comfortable, precise
and safe manoeuvring,” says Dr Peter
Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group.
The further-developed Park Assist Pilot facilitates both
parallel and bay parking by taking over and operating the steering wheel while
the driver handles the gearbox and controls the car’s speed.
Ultrasonic sensors
detect the parking space
The parking manoeuvre is based on information from twelve
ultrasonic sensors around the car. When the driver activates the Park Assist
Pilot in a parallel parking situation, the sensors start to scan the side of
the car for empty parking slots. When a parking slot measuring a minimum of 1.2
times the car’s length is detected, the driver is notified by an audible signal
and a message in the instrument cluster. In a bay parking situation, the slot
needs to be the width of the car plus one metre.
The display then guides the driver step by step via texts
and animations in the instrument cluster until the car is parked.
A bird’s-eye view
from above the car
The all-new XC90 also features a 360° Surround View that
gives the driver a bird’s-eye view, an overview of the surrounding area, seen
from a point above the car.
This bird’s-eye view is enabled by four concealed fish-eye
cameras – one integrated into the front, one integrated in each of the door
mirrors and one fitted above the rear number plate.
The 360° Surround View also gives the driver
comfortable access to other views of the surrounding area such as front, rear
and side views.
“The 360° Surround View is exceptionally useful in
situations where the driver’s direct view is obstructed, such as leaving a
tight driveway with obstacles on the sides or when reversing towards a trailer
or caravan,” says Peter Mertens.
“360° Surround View also provides great support during parking, for instance
when you want to make sure that all parts of the car are within the lines of a
parking spot.”
Cross Traffic Alert
The outstanding IntelliSafe solutions in the all-new XC90
also include Cross Traffic Alert, which covers the driver’s back when reversing
out of a parking space. It warns of approaching traffic up to 30 metres on each
side, alerting the driver with an audible signal and a warning on the centre
screen.
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