Volvo adds a new chapter to the book of automobile safety. Automatic braking was just catching up. This is when Volvo decided to take one step ahead and introduce automatic steering.

The word 'automatic' has become synonymous with the auto industry now. The industry is on a steadfast way to automate everything that is possible. It is a known fact that with automation the question of safety is often raised. At the same time, sometimes automation is done to make safety a priority.

Automatic braking first came into attention as it helps in avoiding a collision as the vehicle can detect an obstacle and stop itself. However, there are some limitations to this. To clarify, we can say that automatic braking depends on a lot of the direction the car is moving. In certain conditions, automatic brakes will not exactly stop a collision. If the vehicle cannot steer clear, the automatic brakes are of no use. Volvo came up with the best solution that it could offer in this situation, reported Auto Blog.

The automaker decided to make its new XC60 a little different. Volvo is going all technical and it has decided to introduce newer versions of its blind-spot monitoring system and City Safety suite of driver assists. This will be integrated with a new feature called Oncoming Lane Mitigation.

To explain, the City Safety system uses the automatic braking system after it has detected people, large animals, and vehicles. Volvo's blind-spot monitoring system has, until now, simply alerted the driver to turn the vehicle, reported Auto Breaking News.

 Along with this, the automatic steering will be added. After this integration, the system will be able to not only apply brakes to avoid a collision but steer out of the way if the brakes aren't sufficient. If the car detects a vehicle in the lane the driver is steering toward, the car can apply opposite steering force to prevent hitting the car. Based on research it has been found that the system works at speeds from 31 to 62 mph.

Along with these two features, Volvo is going to come up with a new feature called the Oncoming Lane Mitigation feature which is brand new. If the driver has crossed into a lane of oncoming traffic, the vehicle will be able to detect it and recognize oncoming vehicles and steer back into the correct lane. It is proven that this feature works at speeds from 37 to 87 mph. These emergency steering systems will be introduced on Volvo's upcoming XC60 crossover.

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