Beginning in 2020, Volvo cars will be limited to 180 kph — or about 112 mph. The change is part of an ambitious plan called Vision 2020, which seeks to eliminate all serious injuries and driving deaths in new Volvos by next year.
“Volvo is a leader in safety: we always have been and we always will be,” Hakan Samuelsson, Volvo’s president and chief executive, said in a statement released Monday. “Because of our research we know where the problem areas are when it comes to ending serious injuries and fatalities in our cars. And while a speed limitation is not a cure-all, it’s worth doing if we can even save one life.”
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