Massy Motors is helping to decrease road fatalities with the launch of its Volvo EX90 fully electric vehicle that features LiDAR technology.
On Thursday, Massy Motors hosted a four-member panel discussion with its experts in the automotive field, who pointed out that the technology is able to predict risks, adapt, and help protect people on the roads.
Vice-President of Massy Motors, Jeremy Pagee, noted that the EX90 is the first production vehicle in the world to come standard with LiDAR technology that helps limit road accidents.
“This LiDAR, it allows you or allows the car to actually sense what is the environment coming forward into this car, what is the environment behind it, because preserving life and preserving safety is not only about the driver. It’s not just the occupant and the driver. So if you have a child crossing the road a kilometre away and somehow they’re distracted or they have a tablet or phone in their hand or something, this system is actually going to pick it up and start to sense and anticipate how it needs to react and how it needs to help the driver react to ensure the safety of not only the occupants but the people outside.”
Senior Brand Manager for Volvo, Vir Sieunarine, said this new model provides air cabin safety for passengers.
He said the EX90 features an oxygen sensor that helps filter gas emissions and limits the inhalation of toxic fumes.
“On the sustainable path, Volvo did invent and made it known to everyone that they could use it as well is the oxygen sensor and this sensor is key to the environment. It monitors the exhaust from your tailpipes, the Knocks gases, it monitors all of that, and they did a study where their goal was to try and limit the amount of dangerous emissions that would come out through your tailpipe.”
Massy Motors said the EX90 has an electric range of up to 600 kilometres on a single charge and goes from 10% to 90% in approximately eight hours with a Wallbox charger.