The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is praising Volvo for its work to improve traffic safety and curtail serious injuries and fatalities on the road.
Volvo has developed programs such as Run-off-road occupant protection along with both physical and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) test procedures that can replicate real-life collisions.
Volvo's vision is that no person should be severely injured or killed in a new Volvo vehicle by 2020.
One of the recipients of the award, Magdalena Lindman, a technical expert on traffic safety data analysis at Volvo Cars Safety Centre, said the company's goal is to make the sure the road is a safer mode of transportation for everyone.
"This is why we place so much importance on understanding real-world data," she said.
According to a press release on the company's website, Volvo has been collecting data from thousands of real-life crashes since 1970 to better comprehend and deal with real-life safety needs.