Volvo introduces a new safety breakthrough: the multi-adaptive seatbelt, which we'll see in the EX60.

If there is one thing that cannot be denied to Volvo, it is its ability to innovation and research in security Throughout its history, something that has helped the Swedish brand achieve various milestones and very important advances in the automotive industry, such as the development of child safety systems to side and curtain airbags, an advancement they had been developing since the 60s and which was first incorporated into the Volvo 850 in 1994.

It is not the only thing, there are a few, but perhaps another very important advance in safety developed by Volvo is the creation of the three-point seat belt and was conceived by the brand's engineer Nils bohlinThe seat belt was first introduced in the Volvo PV544 At the end of the 50s, three years after its launch, the Swedish brand released the patent so that all brands could benefit from this revolutionary advance, achieving the prevention of more than a million deaths since then.

Now, with more than five decades of safety research and a database of more than 80.000 occupants involved in real accidents, the Swedish brand is preparing to present its latest advance in safety and it has to do precisely with the seat belt: it is the new multi-adaptive seat belt and that the brand has confirmed that we will soon see on the road with its installation in the new evolution of the electric Volvo EX60.

To put this into context, we must know that conventional three-point seat belts use load limiters to control the amount of force that the belt itself applies to the person's body in the event of an accident, while Volvo's new multi-adaptive seat belt expands the load limitation profiles from three to eleven and increases the possible number of adjustments, so that It can optimize its performance and functioning depending on the person and the type of accidentThis is achieved through data received from the vehicle's various sensors, almost immediately analyzing data such as direction, speed, and passenger posture to select the most appropriate configuration.

Volvo's multi-adaptive seatbelt will also adapt at all times using sensors to the person it's being used with based on their height, weight, body shape, and seating position. For example, this means that if a larger person is involved in an accident, The load adjustment of your belt will be higher to avoid the risk of head injuries but, if the occupant is smaller, in the event of a minor collision The load adjustment will be lighter to reduce the risk of rib fracture at all times..

In addition, all the functions of Volvo's new Multi-Adaptive Seat Belt have been designed to be continuously improved through wireless software updates, so that as Volvo collects more data, the car itself will become better at recognising its own occupants and new situations. thus creating much more effective response strategies.