2015 Volvo XC90 safety and parking features detailed | video

2015 Volvo XC90 active and passive safety features along with new parking systems detailed ahead of August reveal. 

Volvo's drip-feed of information regarding the all-new XC90 has now shifted to safety technology after the Swedish brand previously revealed the SUV's interior design and drivetrain details. 

According to Volvo, the new second-generation large SUV will offer the most comprehensive and technologically sophisticated standard safety package currently available in the automotive industry. 

The new model will feature two world-first safety features which Volvo hopes will allow the company to achieve its goal of having no one killed or injured in a new Volvo car by 2020.

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Expanding on the existing lane departure alert and guidance features offered by several brands, the XC90 will feature ‘Run-off road protection’, which aims to protect occupants from the common road-departure accidents.

Run-off road protection detects when the car has unintentionally left the road and braces the occupants through active seatbelt tensioners to hold passengers in place. Energy absorbing material between the seat frame and cushions is also able to absorb up to one third of the vertical force exerted on occupants in a vertical impact. 

However, Volvo's familiar lane-keeping system will attempt to prevent these incidents in the first place by helping to steer the car if unintended lane departure is detected. 

The second XC90 safety world-first is an intersection-focused auto emergency braking (AEB) function.  This automatically applies the brakes if the driver turns into the path of an oncoming car, to prevent a collision and also prepares the passive safety features in case a collision can’t be avoided. 

Like some current Volvo models the new XC90 is fitted with vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian-detecting auto emergency braking and steering, which can apply the brakes if an imminent collision is imminent. The system works day and night, using a high-sensitivity camera to prevent impacts.

Also included in the XC90's arsenal of safety systems are pre-crash protection which can detect imminent rear impacts and tightens the seatbelts and applies the brakes to help prevent injury, and Roll Stability Control to help prevent rollovers. Road sign recognition, blind spot monitoring and a bevy of airbags will also feature.

Parking will also be simplified in the new XC90 with a range of features aimed at aiding manoeuvrability. A further development of the Volvo park assist program is able to automatically park the luxury SUV in parallel and and standard bays without any driver assistance.

A 360-degree surround view camera system will also be available, giving a birds-eye view of the car to help the driver avoid gutters and obstacles that cannot be seen in the rearview mirrors.

The new XC90 also features a cross traffic alert system intended to make reversing out of a parking space safer by warning the driver of approaching traffic up to 30 metres away. 

The second-generation Volvo XC90 will be revealed in August ahead of its public debut at the Paris motor Show, before arriving on Australian shores in 2015.