Wouldn't it be nice if child seats were easier to use, and safer, too? Volvo was just thinking the same thing.
Children's spines are not fully ossified until they reach around eight years of age, but are particularly cartilaginous before the age of two. This makes toddlers highly susceptible to injury during a crash-- complicated, too, by their proportionally larger heads.
Traditional front-facing child seats protect children better than no seat at all, but to best reduce injury, a rear-facing child seat is needed.
Volvo, always innovating, has thought up a way to make the rear-facing seat more convenient: by making it its own seat. In the Child Seat Concept, Volvo has removed the front passenger seat of a Volvo XC90, and replaced it with a totally novel unit. It's a fully adjustable, reclining rear-facing seat that allows the child to never lose eye contact with their parent, whether they're driving or sitting in the rear seats.
We would love to see this concept make its way into production. Until then, visit Pedersen Volvo, and test drive a new vehicle equipped with amazing safety features.