Even the big guys have embarassing 'caught on video' moments--Wired Autopia

[futura]

Yeah, the Aptera clusterf*** to the X-prize video that's practically gone viral is embarassing.
Sometimes the big guys have embarassing days too:
Volvo has some 'splaining to do.
A great reputation for safety doesn’t count for much if your car crashes during a demonstration of its crash-avoidance technology.

That’s exactly what happened to Volvo this week as it showed off the collision-avoidance system in the new S60 sedan. With auto journos — including our mates at Wired UK — watching, a new S60 with a test dummy was fired out of the safety tunnel at Volvo’s safety center at 30 mph.

It was aimed straight at the back of a parked truck. The collision-avoidance system was supposed to bring the car to a stop safely.

It didn’t.
Wired Autopia Story (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/05/doh-volvo-crashes-during-crash-avoidance-demo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Ind ex+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29) Video here: http://www.wired.co.uk/videos/wired-things/2010-05/07/volvo-accidentally-smashes-new-s60-car

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2010/05/volvosmash-660x275.jpg

[chijayhawker]

Thats a big - DOH! (Homer style)

[virtualeric]

Code error: the computer was thinking "splash" avoidance

[SEGsby]

ICE Cars are now sentient enough to know they're adding to Climate Change, and are killing themselves off voluntarily...

Or, they're just trying to compete with Toyota. ;)

[JimmyDreams]

Newly hired spokesperson Marques McCammon said of the crash, "Our intent was not to show the safe-stopping distance of the vehicle, but rather to dramatically demonstrate the use of our crumple zones. I don't know how the idea of a safety-stop demo got out there. Also, we'll be producing these vehicles by the end of 1st quarter, 2010!"

(I thought of littering the quote with typos, but....)

[KarenRei]

Lol ;)

[chris22104]

I love it! My buddy is a big time Vulva nut and owns an s80! I just sent him the link to this video, which I know he has not seen yet. I can't wait to razz him tomorrow at work!!!