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Published on 08 November 2024

Some of today’s cars blast so many warnings that drivers lose track of what they are being alerted to. But the solution could be at hand. Tony Davis. Volvo has promised that its new advanced driver assist suite will be less annoying, as the constant warning can possibly break the trust between the driver and their car. Representatives from Volvo revealed as much to Autocar at the first public crash test of the EX90 EV. "You spend about 80% of your time looking at the road ahead and 20% elsewhere," said Mikael Ljung, senior safety technical lead at Volvo. "People have learned to do this in a way that works for safe driving." In other words, the 80/20 split works and accidents are caused by "inopportune glances every once in a blue moon," according to Ljung.