BlackBerry has announced that Volvo Group has selected BlackBerry QNX as the foundational software for its main domain controller ECUs in more than 300,000 heavy vehicles Volvo Group manufactures every year.

Volvo Penta has developed an electric driveline for leading fire service vehicle manufacturer Rosenbauer’s pioneering fire engine, enabling an innovative new solution with zero exhaust emissions and significantly reduced noise levels.

Volvo Buses has received what is believed to be the largest single order for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in Gothenburg. With their introduction, emissions and noise will be significantly reduced, and the electric buses will be able to operate in sensitive areas or zones with special restrictions. 

An agreement to design and deliver an electric driveline for an industrial OEM has been signed by Volvo Penta. This strategic partnership follows the recent announcement that Volvo Penta is providing the propulsion system to Gothenburg’s first all-electric ferry, and demonstrates an important step in the journey to electrified power solutions to industrial and marine segments by 2021.

  Autonomous car designers are discovering an interesting problem as they begin to test their vehicles in Australia. The unusual way that kangaroos move confuses the car's animal detection system. Volvo’s 2017 S90 and XC90 models use its Large Animal Detection system to monitor the road for deer, elk and caribou, but the way kangaroos moves completely throws it off.

A research project is currently being undertaken by the Volvo Group which involves replacing the cables in trucks with wireless sensors. The result will be a dramatic reduction in the amount of copper and plastic used. Every year the company should be able to dispense with around 5,000km of cabling, which is the equivalent of 18 tonnes of copper and 33 tonnes of plastic.

Volvo Buses is taking steps to reduce the 1.25 million annual road traffic deaths by unveiling a pedestrian and cyclist detection system. “Accidents involving buses and unprotected road-users seldom occur, but when they do the consequences may be very serious. 

The world’s first ever fully autonomous truck to be tested in operations deep underground has been created by Volvo, and is now being tested in the Kristineberg Mine. This self-driving truck is part of a development project aimed at improving the transport flow and safety in the mine. It will cover a distance of 7km, reaching 1,320m underground in the narrow mine tunnels.

The Volvo Group will now demonstrate its self-driving truck for a broader audience, for the first time ever. The truck is part of a research and development project involving autonomous vehicles, intended to create greater business advantages for customers, mainly in the mining industry. 

Imagine a robot that quietly and discreetly enters your neighborhood, collects your refuse bin and empties it into the truck. It is done without waking the sleeping families and without heavy lifting for the truck’s driver. This is the purpose of ROAR, a joint project with the aim to develop tomorrow’s smart transport solutions.

Consider a future where trucks and buses are continuously supplied with electric power without carrying large batteries. Instead, power lines are built into the surface of the road. This could be a future solution for long-distance trucks and buses running on electricity.

Excavators without drivers, virtual sheet painting and electric buses that charge in ten minutes. The Volvo Group is opening the door to the future, with its new Tech World website. For the first time, many of the research projects on which the company’s engineers are working will be openly displayed.