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"Cruising along at on the open road in your sweet ride is the stuff of romance movies and car commercials. Until that squirrel runs in front of you, you slam on the brakes and the semi truck behind you kisses your bumper at 40 MPH. It's not a pretty picture. Volvo, the automaker best known for deliriously safe vehicles, says it has the answer and offers proof in the white-knuckle video above. \nCreated by Volvo's trucks division (and introduced last year), the collision warning and emergency brake system is actually a series of tech steps designed to prevent one of its giant trucks from rear-ending a slowed or stationary vehicle. According to the release, the system employs radar to detect vehicles ahead. First it shows the driver a blinking red light. If he fails to notice, it adds a beeping sound. If those alerts fail, Volvo Trucks' system takes action \u2014 first gently applying the brake and eventually using the emergency brakes to bring the truck to a full stop. It works in trucks moving at up to roughly 43 mph.\nIn the video, at least, the system appears to work and Volvo Trucks notes that the semi is fully loaded with 40 tons of ... well, no one but Volvo knows really. Since the company unveiled the technology last year, we suspect some of the specially-equipped trucks are already on the road. Have you seen any in action? Let us know in the comments below.\nAlso, if you want to see how the technology works, check out this video below.\n\nThumbnail image courtesy Volvo, via YouTube"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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