Volvo Group Stories

Neuroscience-based software to detect driver behavior, accident-prevention systems for autonomous driving, smart charging for electric vehicles, and data connectivity and privacy are some of the innovations developed by the 11 startups that are joining MobilityXlab. They will now participate in the program for at least six months to co-create solutions for more efficient, cleaner and safer logistic and transport solutions.

When a good idea, a great project and skilled people all come together, amazing things can happen. That’s exactly what happened at the U Červených domků primary school in Hodonín – a small city in the south-east of the Czech Republic.

When it comes to the race to net zero, there’s a lot of focus on vehicles’ exhaust emissions. But it goes much deeper than that – in fact, right down to the very materials that the vehicles and equipment are built from.

Introducing the driving force of tomorrow. You might think you’ve seen a vehicle battery before – the box beneath the hood of your car that gets it going and occasionally needs to be attached to jump leads. But there’s a world of difference between these familiar objects and the altogether more complex battery packs that power Volvo Group’s products – providing reliable power and range to heavy-duty equipment and propelling us together into a cleaner, better future. Let’s run through what makes them so special.

If you want your customers to buy electric trucks, you need to ensure that they can charge them without hassle. Marcus Anemo, Senior Innovation Manager at Volvo Group Connected Solutions, shares the insight the team have gained when running the CoWatt project, a servitization reference case of a multi brand charging service for commercial vehicles focusing hassle free charging.

Volvo Group joins the Plug and Play Supply Chain vertical. The Supply Chain vertical was launched in Silicon Valley location in 2017 and has grown to over 40 partners from around the world. Volvo can use Plug and Play’s platform to identify what is next on the horizon for supply chain and logistics and use those technologies for sustainable growth.

On April 28, Volvo Group celebrated the annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work by announcing the winners of the Volvo Group Health & Safety Award for their brilliant work during 2021.

Connected transport solutions have a key role to play in the sustainable society of the future. The demand for future transport solutions is growing as the industry continues to make progress with the development of electrified and autonomous vehicles.

In the future, transports will be safer, cleaner, and more efficient. How? Take a look at Smoovit. The smart logistics system involves the consolidation of cargo from different carriers to reduce transports to the city centre. On February 15, the project went live.

Artificial intelligence in software for drug detection, global digital identity solutions, real-time communication across vehicle brands, and software that find signs of health-related deterioration that could impair driving performance. These are the innovations that can boost the business of Volvo through MobilityXlab, Volvos’ strategic innovation partnership.