<ul><li>Volvo has unveiled a new multi-adaptive safety belt that is a redesign of the traditional three-point seat belt, with smarter technology that adapts to the individual it is protecting and the type of crash the car is involved in.</li><li>The new safety belt features an upgraded load-limiter with more settings, using data from the car's sensors to adjust the tension based on factors like the passenger's body posture, direction, and speed of the car.</li><li>Calibrated using data from Volvo's database of 80,000 people involved in real-world crashes over the past 50 years, the multi-adaptive seat belt system can be updated via over-the-air updates as more data is collected to fine-tune settings.</li><li>The first car to incorporate this new safety belt will be Volvo's next year EX60 all-electric SUV, marking a significant upgrade to the traditional three-point safety belt invented by Volvo in 1959 which is estimated to have saved over a million lives.</li></ul>

Volvo unveils a smarter seat belt, heading into production in 2026

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