Volvo Safety Concept Car (SCC) was having a very superior visibility and also featured so as to boost personal safety. It is actually new dimension in research and development in the field of car safety.

The Volvo SCC functions that improve visibility are as:

• The B-posts between the front and rear doors curve inwards echoing the contours of the seat frame to provide a free offset rear field of vision.
• A sensor in door mirror registers cars approaching from the rear and alerts the driver to vehicles in the blind spot.
• The headlight beams adapt to the road, for instance by directing the light the way the steering wheel turns in a crossing or curve.
• A front-facing camera monitors the car's position on the road and alerts the driver if the car shows signs of wandering off course.
• A collision sensor monitors the distance to the vehicle in front and also registers if the gap closes too fast, it happens then the driver is alerted by a red warning lamp that comes on.
• The brake lights flash to warn following traffic when the brakes are applied hard.
• The car has two different types of four-point safety harness namely Criss-Cross Belt (X4) and the Brace Belt (V4).
• The rear seat has two vertically adjustable seat cushions that adjust steplessly to give children the best and safest seating position, irrespective of height.

• Volvo SCC Specifications