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.

Bus manufacturer, Otokar, used the UITP Congress in Stockholm last month to launch its first full-sized electric bus.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd officially opened its new UK Support Centre in Tongwell in May.

Fuel cell stack manufacturer, Powercell Sweden - a spinoff company from Volvo Group and set up as a separate entity in 2008 - has decided to open a sales office in China to better meet the strong increase in fuel cell technology in the Chinese market.

Volvo Bus Corporation announced at UITP in Stockholm an all-electric articulated bus with space for up to 150 passengers for market introduction from this autumn.

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.

Scania AB has agreed with Zoomlion Concrete Machinery to deliver 170 vehicles for truck mounted pumps.

The Volvo Group has signed an agreement with software specialist, NVIDIA to jointly develop a decision-making system of autonomous commercial vehicles and machines.

UITP in Sweden last month saw Luminator Technologies Group display four new products introduced recently to market.

Scania’s new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle, revealed at the UITP Congress last month is designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings to delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night.

Jiangsu Alfa Bus Co Ltd was at the UITP exhibition and conference in Stockholm, last month displaying its full electric city bus with overnight charging, known as Alfabus, the company was at the show to raise customer awareness of its plans for Europe.

Trailer brake specialist, Haldex AB, has announced it was working in close cooperation with a leading truck manufacturer to evaluate brake solutions for connected, autonomous, electric vehicles.