Volvo Trucks Corporation is claiming to be the first manufacturer to introduce Amazon Alexa voice control to FH, FH16, FM and FMX trucks from March 2021.

Volvo Trucks is introducing four new trucks, the FH, FH16, FM and FMX, with a strong focus on the driver environment, safety and productivity.

“In five years, i.e. by 2025, we will no longer have available diesel trucks from 7.5 tonnes up to 26 tonnes,” stated Rémi Lemoine, responsible for alternative solutions at Volvo Trucks France, at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon last month.

The UK’s first Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch equipped Volvo FM rigid has been delivered by Volvo Trucks UK Ltd of Warwick.

The Volvo FH I-Save, which was launched on the market in June this year, has been returning higher customer fuel economy of between -10 and -12% than the -7% as previously stated by Volvo Trucks, announced Christophe Tharrault, Président de Volvo Trucks France at the Solutrans Show in Lyon last month.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc is utilising 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley plant in Dublin where all trucks for the North American market are built.

Volvo Dynamic Steering from Volvo Truck Corporation in Sweden, which is an ultra-responsive steering system designed to lessen steering force by up to 85%, helping reduce driver fatigue and increase road safety, will be available as an option in the Volvo VNL and VNR models in early 2020. 

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has confirmed Volvo Active Driver Assist 2.0, a comprehensive collision mitigation system, will become standard equipment in the new Volvo VNR and VNL models, and available on VNX models, later this year.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc alongside automated vehicle software provider, Perceptive Automata and customer, Dependable Highway Express, has unveiled a collaborative innovation project designed to strengthen safety capabilities for the trucking industry through automation.

Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle, Vera – a cabless tractor unit, which was first seen at the IAA in Hanover - is to form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg.

Following the EU decision to regulate CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles on February 18, Volvo Trucks Corporation says that while it is continuing to invest heavily in more climate-friendly transport solutions, additional measures are needed to stimulate demand for vehicles with low CO2 emissions.

Volvo Trucks Corporation delivered its first all-electric trucks on  February 19 – a refuse truck to waste and recycling company, Renova, and a distribution truck to the logistics company, DB Schenker and partner haulier, TGM, operating in Sweden.