Sweden / USA – Following a successful four-month pilot programme of Volvo Trucks’ new Driver Display Activation (DDA) application, Volvo Trucks North America Inc (VTNA) of Greensboro, North Carolina, says the programme went into full production on November 30, 2020. The new enhancement to Remote Programming, part of Volvo Trucks’ Remote Diagnostics bundle of Uptime Services, now allows operators to directly activate over-the-air system updates within minutes at the next convenient time and location – whether it is at their next rest stop or back at the depot.

Volvo Trucks’ Remote Programming service is designed to provide fleet operators with a faster and more flexible way to make updates to software and parameters which enhance the performance of a truck’s engine, transmission and aftertreatment system. Volvo Trucks explained Driver Display Activation moves the activation step into the cab and the hands of the driver, adding flexibility and another option over having to call a Volvo Action Service agent to initiate a remote update. The move cuts administration and updating time in half and opens the service up to 24/7 availability.