While they seem to be thought of as an old soccer-mom type car company, I personally think of them very highly.
[1] http://www.volvocars.com/us/cars/new-models/s60/s60-polestar
In my view, driving on public roadways should be maximally safe (and thus deeply boring); if you want to treat driving as a sport, then head to a track. Disclaimer: I own a Volvo :)
This may be my perception of that particular coming out of an old generation of looks, and catching up to the current one, though.
> I think they're well on track for that.
ADDENDUM: Nuance Elimination
In addition to the problem of "user error" I do not think that Volvo is going to be the first company that creates a 100% error free product design, operates a production line that never suffers from quality control issues and masters supply chain management to such an extent they never utilize faulty/defective components from third parties. Finally there is also the "Eve and Mallory" problem. Do we really need to have a discussion on HN about the likelihood of unhackable firmware/software?
Never seriously injuring or killing requires absolute perfection in every aspect of design and implementation. In my opinion merely entertaining the possibility of that level of perfection requires a terrifying amount of hubris.
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