Volvo: From 2021, the limit will be 180 km/h

What's more, Volvo drivers can use the standard Care Key to independently set an even greater limit when they lend their vehicle to family members, friends and, above all, novice drivers, for example.

Strong signal from Sweden
As with the introduction of the seat belt, which has now saved millions of lives worldwide, the Swedish manufacturer is sending a strong signal.

With the safeguarding at 180 km/h and the Care Key, the company is actively working towards the goal of minimizing the number of fatalities and injuries on the roads to zero.

Responsibility of the manufacturer

Malin Ekholm, Head of Volvo Cars Safety Centre: "We believe that a car manufacturer has a responsibility to help improve safety. The speed limit and the dialogue it has set in motion fit this approach. Thanks to the safeguarding and the Care Key, people realize how dangerous speeding is."

Tradition and pioneering role
The restriction has already caused controversy. Observers have even questioned the right of car manufacturers to limit the speed technically.

Malin Ekholm: "However, Volvo Cars feels it has a duty to use its tradition and pioneering role to initiate discussions about measures that can ultimately save lives - even if companies even lose potential customers as a result in individual cases."

Typical causes of accidents

Malin Ekholm: "Other typical causes of accidents besides excessive speed are driving under the influence of intoxicants and distraction. Volvo Cars is also addressing these two areas in order to move closer to its vision of road traffic without fatalities and serious injuries."

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