Volvo's Pedestrian Avoidance Doesn't Work So Well...

So say you’re driving in a school zone (what’s with me and school zones?) and you start to doze off but little Sally is crossing the street. Volvo’s new pedestrian avoidance system will keep you from hitting little Sally. What the system is supposed to do is if your car senses a human in the way of its path, it's supposed to alert you, suggest you brake and generally help you avoid hitting someone. As you can see in the video below, there is a reason why car companies use dummies for crash testing.

In Volvo’s defense, the system worked most of the time and this particular incident was blamed on the “improper placement of the dummy.” Below shows how the system should have worked.