‘”>Other ( 1 ) Volvo Collision Warning with Auto Brake Volvo now stops you from hitting the guy in front. Volvo’s Collision Warning with Auto Brake system makes the car brake by itself if it considers that a collision is imminent. Volvo also released the details on its Adaptive Cruise Control and Distance Alert system that helps the driver keep a proper distance to the vehicle in front. Volvo Press release: New Collision Warning with Auto Brake helps prevent rear-end collisions - Collision Warning with Auto Brake - including automatic braking when a rear-end collision is imminent - Adaptive Cruise Control and Distance Alert - to help the driver keep a proper distance to the vehicle in front Volvo Cars continues to address the problem of rear-end collisions by introducing Collision Warning with Auto Brake - a refined warning system that makes the car brake by itself if the driver doesn’t act when a rear-end collision with a moving or stationary vehicle is imminent. “This can mean the difference between a serious injury and minor consequences for the occupants of both vehicles,” says Ingrid Skogsmo, Director of the Volvo Cars Safety Centre. The new system will be available in the Volvo S80, V70 and XC70 at the end of 2007. Rear impacts represent a third of all reported accidents - and in more than 50 percent of these accidents, the driver doesn’t brake at all. The new Collision Warning with Auto Brake (CWAB) initially warns the driver and pre-charges the