VOLVO does more crash analysis than any other vehicle manufacturer, mostly at its state of the art facility in Gothenburg, Sweden. This facility can be used to simulate almost any type of crash. As you will see in this dramatic video, the results can be devastating. Such testing provides extremely useful results and will shape the future of safety features in cars.

One of the most urgent areas of research is to reduce spinal injuries in what is called a "run-off-road" crash, which is where only one vehicle is involved. This video shows exactly what can happen in this situation, and how Volvo engineers are developing technology that aims to reduce the number of injuries in such situations.

The work of safety engineers at starts long before the test stage, experts from the Volvo company explain the lengths they’re going to in order to develop new safety technology and keep drivers safe on the road.