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Across mid-top end trims, in-vehicle infotainment systems are becoming a standard feature.It is still considered as a luxury feature in some markets but as a necessity in others. The infotainment system offers luxury, convenience, and a host of other features that connect the car to the cloud and other connected services. The infotainment system is a combination of components such as control panel, telematics device, and head up displays but the ...

Branded replacement parts manufacturers are increasingly ‘acting’ like OEMs in approach to quality control, utilisation of sophisticated measurement systems and adoption of lean manufacturing techniques to produce consistent, high-quality parts.Over the past few decades, the acceptance of replacement parts suppliers for engines used in the power generation market has evolved significantly. Today, the consistent quality, availability, ...

The premium car marker, Volvo, has confirmed that every new model it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor. There is no doubt that the automotive industry is charging ahead at high speeds from self-driving cars and electric vehicles, to flying cars, as more carmakers join the automotive race.

A new survey found that 92% of Britons recognise the role lorries play in the smooth running of everyday life, and the majority of Britons (76%) believe that all road users have a part to play in making the roads a safer place.Commissioned by Volvo Trucks, this survey was aimed at better understanding the public’s perception of safety issues in relation to lorries. Survey respondents ranged from car, van and lorry drivers, to motorcyclists,...

The acceptance of replacement parts suppliers for engines used in the power generation market has evolved significantly over the past few decades. The consistent quality, availability, coverage and warranty of products from branded aftermarket suppliers now are increasingly rivaling those of their OEM counterparts.

Nominations are now closed forAltair’s5thEnlighten Award. After the review and screening, 29 nominations qualified as finalists for the judges’ review, with four submissions in the full vehicle category, 15 in the module category and ten in this year’s new enabling technology category.

Together with Swedish waste management company Renova,Volvo Trucks is currently testing and researching how automated vehicles can contribute to safer, more efficient refuse handling and create a better working environment for drivers. The automated systems being tested are in principle the same as those fitted to the autonomous Volvo truck operating in the Kristineberg Mine in northern Sweden since autumn 2016.

A new 2017 Traffic Safety Report from Volvo Trucks has found that although the number of serious road accidents involving trucks is dropping, the safety of vulnerable road users’ needs to be improved - and there are still far too few truck drivers using their seat belts.

The first Tesla Model 3 electric car for the masses should come off the assembly line on Friday with the first deliveries in late July, the company's CEO said.CEO Elon Musk, in several Twitter messages early Monday, said the new car passed all government regulatory requirements for production to begin two weeks ahead of schedule. The company plans to hold a party to hand over the first 30 Model 3s to customers on July 28th, Musk wrote in a tweet.

Considerable demands are being imposed on drivers of both commercial vehicles and cars as a result of more vehicles on the roads, a faster traffic flow and a distracting stream of information. On the other hand, there have never been more opportunities for the person behind the wheel to drive more safely than there is today. The active safety systems found in many modern cars and trucks make it far easier to avoid incidents and accidents than eve...