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Understanding Volvo Trucks Approach to Redundancy in Autonomous Vehicles
The autonomous freight industry is in its early stages as a new and complementary transport mode, but it’s gaining momentum, and the...
Feb 196 min read

Breaking News: Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi Join Forces to Revolutionize Autonomous Freight Transport
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Waabi have announced a strategic partnership to deliver safe and efficient autonomous freight...
Feb 42 min read


Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA Partner to Deploy Driverless Trucks at Scale
Aurora, Continental, and NVIDIA have announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale. This initiative will
Jan 62 min read

Volvo Autonomous Solutions Expands Footprint and Starts Operations in Texas.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) expands its footprint in North America by establishing an office in Texas and starting manual operations
Jul 19, 20232 min read

Volvo Trucks, University of Minnesota Team Up with Local EV Fleets for Extreme Weather Testing
Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric
Jul 4, 20234 min read


Volvo Trucks Tests Hydrogen-Powered Electric Trucks on Public Roads
Emitting only water vapour, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be essential to Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio....
May 13, 20232 min read


Volvo Trucks Cuts Fuel Use by 18% in Road Test
A new independent test recently done in Germany on the newly updated Volvo FH with I-Save, has shown it consumes almost 18% less fuel* compa
Jan 10, 20232 min read

Overcoming Air Resistance at Volvo Trucks for Improved Aerodynamics.
Overcoming air resistance significantly contributes to a truck’s fuel consumption when driving at speeds from around 50-60 km/h. Furthermore
Nov 7, 20223 min read


Volvo Group Begins Process to Establish Plant for Battery Production in Sweden
To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group says it has initiated establishing a large
Aug 4, 20222 min read


Volvo Trucks Begins Testing of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks.
To decarbonize transport, Volvo Trucks already offers battery electric trucks and trucks that run on renewable fuels, such as biogas. In...
Jun 30, 20222 min read

Volvo E-Truck in Australia for Heat Testing.
Volvo engineers have put the Volvo FL Electric truck to the test in a series of on-road tests in temperatures of more than 35°C in...
Apr 3, 20221 min read

Volvo Electric Trucks, Tested in Extreme Winter Weather
Volvo says its electric truck must perform flawlessly in any climate. So the company tests their trucks in extreme weather conditions to...
Feb 22, 20222 min read


Volvo’s Heavy-Duty Electric Truck is Put to the Test.
The first independent energy efficiency test with a fully loaded heavy-duty electric Volvo truck was carried out in Germany. As a result,...
Jan 4, 20222 min read


Volvo Engineering Team, Testing E-trucks in Extreme Winter Weather
Volvo Trucks released images and video of how they tested their electric trucks in extremely cold weather close to the Arctic Circle....
Dec 14, 20212 min read


Volvo Buses launch BZL Electric chassis
Volvo Buses is expanding its electromobility offer worldwide. With the launch of the new Volvo BZL Electric chassis, Volvo Buses says it wil
Sep 27, 20213 min read


Aurora Debuts Volvo’s First Commercial Autonomous Truck for U.S. Highway Market
Aurora offered a glimpse of its Aurora-powered Volvo VNL—Volvo’s flagship long-haul truck, integrated with the Aurora Driver’s sensor...
Sep 14, 20211 min read


Volvo Group selects BlackBerry QNX for its Dynamic Software Platform
BlackBerry today announced that Volvo Group, manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks, buses and construction equipment, has selected BlackBerry Q
Apr 7, 20212 min read


Volvo Partners with Aurora to Accelerate the Deployment of Autonomous Transport Solutions
Volvo Autonomous Solutions has entered a strategic partnership with US-based self-driving company Aurora to develop on-highway autonomous tr
Mar 30, 20212 min read


Volvo Penta and Terminal Tractor Manufacturer TICO Partner in Electromobility
In line with Volvo Penta’s broader sustainability ambitions, the company has taken another step in its e-mobility journey together with...
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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