wtf? Volvo...you morons

[Rogodin2]

It may have multiple purposes, but Volve markets it as a weapon against an intruder that is inside your car already as you approach it.

I thought it was a safety feature for the driver.

Whoops.

Rogo

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
is it used to tell if you start to fall asleep and then it will play a ding or warning through the speakers?

In the commercial a woman is walking to her car, which is alone in a parking structure late at night. Her keyless entry dongle start alerting her that the uber s80 has detected a heartbeat inside the car. She turns and walks away at that point.

What if the intruder has no .... heart?

:Q OH NOES!!1!!!1

 

[tomywishbone]

:laugh: The biggest joke in automotive history, after the H2.

 

[natto fire]

LOL, I can't wait till I am a mechanic and I get paid good money to fix all this stupid bull crap that moron drivers are just gulping up. The auto-dimming mirror is a perfect example of engineers forgetting that great phrase KISS.

 

[andylawcc]

r6.jpg

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Rogodin2

If you know how the heartbeat sensor would save a life by itself, please tell me becuase I do not know.

It can save a life by alerting the driver. Even if it's a false positive it will save a life.

Rogo

Maybe my problem is that I can't see how someone could be in the car without one of the following conditions being true;

1. They have a key
2. There is broken glass which would set off the security system
3. Entry to the car was by using tools to unlock the car which would set off the security system

Am I missing another method of entry to the car where the heartbeat sensor would be helpful?

4. owner forgets to lock the doors....

i actually heard this from 2 friends when we went out to eat. i thought it was stupid. still do. i mean it has good intention to it (i guess) but not really practical

 

[fleshconsumed]

Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
LOL, I can't wait till I am a mechanic and I get paid good money to fix all this stupid bull crap that moron drivers are just gulping up. The auto-dimming mirror is a perfect example of engineers forgetting that great phrase KISS.

Auto dimming mirrors are great because they do not let the person behind you blind you, especially if it's a truck or someone with high beams. My dads maxima and my altima have rear view autodimming mirrors and I only wish my sideview mirrors were auto dimming as well.

 

[biggestmuff]

I've said this in a past thread about that Volvo feature; why would a car manufacturer build and market a feature like that? What does that say for the auto maker's locks and alarm system? What the heck are they thinking?

 

[arrfep]

Originally posted by: Rogodin2
Do you know why there are grooved solids on the paralax of state freeways?

Rogo

When I was younger, my older brother told me that the rumble strips before a toll-booth were so the blind drivers would know that the toll booth was coming up ahead.



I believed him.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Mike
Why does Volvo waste their money on ads trying to sell a heartbeat sensor in the new S80? That makes absolutely no sense. No one needs a heartbeat sensor in their car.

Mike, the primary purpose of the sensor (regardless of the moronic anti-rape spin you saw) was to remind parents of children left in the car. That issue, I suspect, is much more common than the 'I snuck into your car but didn't set of the alarm to kill you' scenario you saw.

Ford has talked about doing it as well "DEARBORN, Michigan, August 21, 2001 - Young children are the most vulnerable occupants of any vehicle and can even be at risk when the vehicle isn't moving. Too often, children have been unintentionally left in the passenger compartment or have accidentally locked themselves in a car trunk, with tragic results. The technology in Ford Motor Company's SecureCar addresses these situations, while bringing additional peace of mind to drivers in situations where an intruder may be hiding in a vehicle. "

Bill

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
r6.jpg

i keekled

was what i thought of when i saw it on tv

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Ford has talked about doing it as well "DEARBORN, Michigan, August 21, 2001 - Young children are the most vulnerable occupants of any vehicle and can even be at risk when the vehicle isn't moving. Too often, children have been unintentionally left in the passenger compartment or have accidentally locked themselves in a car trunk, with tragic results.

it's a sad day if we need a device to remind parents that they left the kids in the car...

granted, mistakes do happen, but I really think this is nothing but a gimmick.

 

[bsobel]

granted, mistakes do happen, but I really think this is nothing but a gimmick.

Well, it's no more gimmicy to me than reminders to turn off turn signals, backup cameras, automatic parkers, etc. Point being, as electronics continue to cheapen you'll see more and more of this in vehicles. In a few years it will just be 'the norm'.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: Mike
Why does Volvo waste their money on ads trying to sell a heartbeat sensor in the new S80? That makes absolutely no sense. No one needs a heartbeat sensor in their car.

Mike, the primary purpose of the sensor (regardless of the moronic anti-rape spin you saw) was to remind parents of children left in the car. That issue, I suspect, is much more common than the 'I snuck into your car but didn't set of the alarm to kill you' scenario you saw.

Ford has talked about doing it as well "DEARBORN, Michigan, August 21, 2001 - Young children are the most vulnerable occupants of any vehicle and can even be at risk when the vehicle isn't moving. Too often, children have been unintentionally left in the passenger compartment or have accidentally locked themselves in a car trunk, with tragic results. The technology in Ford Motor Company's SecureCar addresses these situations, while bringing additional peace of mind to drivers in situations where an intruder may be hiding in a vehicle. "

Bill

Have you seen the commercial? Im thinking you havn't.

 

[Fayd]

combine this with the trunk monkey.

2 beeps, 2 beeps, 2 beeps... 1 beep, 1 beep, 1 beep.

affirmation that trunk monkey has done his job

 

[sandorski]

You're a Zombie, aren't YOU???????

 

[LTC8K6]

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9253

This heartbeat detection system has actually been around for a while and it works pretty well. It has been used to detect stowaways, prisoners trying to escape, animals in shipments, etc.

 

[imported_Mike]

updated with info on how to watch the video. Im not putting any sort of spin on it. This is how Volvo is marketing the device...go watch the commerical.

 

[SoulAssassin]

I said this in the last thread we had on the subject but the real purpose of this is so that you can leave your baby in the car on a hot day while you go into the store or crackhouse or whatever. Do your business and if the kid dies while you're inside (it stops alerting you to a heartbeat) then you know the kid is dead. Obviously they can't say that's what it's for so they have to call it something else.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
I said this in the last thread we had on the subject but the real purpose of this is so that you can leave your baby in the car on a hot day while you go into the store or crackhouse or whatever. Do your business and if the kid dies while you're inside (it stops alerting you to a heartbeat) then you know the kid is dead. Obviously they can't say that's what it's for so they have to call it something else.

lol, thanks for the insight as to why this exists. PCC does sound better than Dead Baby Monitor, or DBM.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
is it used to tell if you start to fall asleep and then it will play a ding or warning through the speakers?

In the commercial a woman is walking to her car, which is alone in a parking structure late at night. Her keyless entry dongle start alerting her that the uber s80 has detected a heartbeat inside the car. She turns and walks away at that point.

Maybe they could spend the money from the heartbeat sensor on makng their cars harder to break into.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
is it used to tell if you start to fall asleep and then it will play a ding or warning through the speakers?

In the commercial a woman is walking to her car, which is alone in a parking structure late at night. Her keyless entry dongle start alerting her that the uber s80 has detected a heartbeat inside the car. She turns and walks away at that point.

Maybe they could spend the money from the heartbeat sensor on makng their cars harder to break into.

That would be too logical.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

It also would sound the alarm if a dog or cat were left inside, since their heartbeats are sufficiently similar.

Found a possible use for it.

- M4H

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

It also would sound the alarm if a dog or cat were left inside, since their heartbeats are sufficiently similar.

Found a possible use for it.

- M4H

That goes along the same line as leaving a child in there. People who drive their dogs around (never seen anyone who drivers their cat around) think of it as a member of the family. I still find it useless.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mike
That would be too logical.

Plus, which is easier to sell:

1. "Volvos are safe ... uh, 'safer' because we've been sackriding the safety bandwagon for years."
2. "BUY A VOLVO OR GET RAPED"

(Predictable marketing spin applied)

- M4H