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Project aims to guarantee the safety of self-driving cars
Before self-driving cars can become reality, we have to be able to guarantee that they are safe. Tocreate a vital common safety methodology, the Swedish automotive industry is working alongside academia and specialists in a comprehensive research project called ESPLANADE. Semcon’s contribution to the project focuses on communication between drivers and vehicles.
App drives in-car productivity to the next level
Microsoft’s collaborative productivity app,Skype for Business, will be introduced to Volvo Cars' new 90 Series cars. Volvo Cars is the first carmaker to launch such an in-car productivity tool.
Hats off to 'Hats on 4 Mental Health Day'
The not-for-profit organisation that partners with the automotive industry to provide support for life to its people and their families, Ben, has announced that circa £10,000 has been raised so far from its first ever national fundraising event – Hats on 4 Mental Health Day.
‘See and Be Seen’ latest road-safety programme launched
The International Cycling Safety Conference in Bologna, Italy, last month saw Volvo Trucks launch its global traffic safety campaign ‘See and Be Seen’ - a new initiative to improve safety awareness among unprotected, vulnerable road-users.
Live test featuring truck and paraglider to be premiered
A paraglider and a Volvo FH are about to go on a breath-taking journey in Volvo Trucks’ Live Test - ‘The Flying Passenger’. The truck needs to keep the paraglider in the air while giving it a lift uphill, on winding mountain roads, so to succeed the truck must maintain speed.‘The Flying Passenger’ will premiere on November 29thon Volvo Trucks’ digital platforms.
Wireless sensors replace cables and save tonnes of copper
A research project is currently being undertaken by the Volvo Group which involves replacing the cables in trucks with wireless sensors. The result will be a dramatic reduction in the amount of copper and plastic used. Every year the company should be able to dispense with around 5,000km of cabling, which is the equivalent of 18 tonnes of copper and 33 tonnes of plastic.
Never stop to refuel again with concierge service
With its range of concierge services, Volvo Cars promisesthat you will never have to stop at a petrol station, go to a car wash or even take your car in for service ever again. These services will become an integrated part of the Volvo On Call mobile platform.Volvo is announcing the roll-out of a pilot programme in San Francisco.
Autonomous driving – here today and tomorrow for everyone
Autonomous driving vehicles are on the road today. To name just a couple of examples, Volvo has already launchedautonomous driving trialson the streets of Gothenburg, close to its headquarters, and has announced plans to extend trials toLondonandChina. Google’s self‑driving cars, on the other hand, have amassed close to two million autonomous miles driven, according to the company’slatest report.
Circuit Seed’s sensory seed for critical speed and accuracy
Greg Waite, CEO of InventionShare, announced during the LA Auto Show at the LA Convention Center that the injection of Circuit Seed’s, Sensory Seed multipurpose sensor systems integrated on a single chip combined into current automotive sensor applications can improve critical speed and accuracy to provide the world’s best automotive collision, detection and avoidance technologies for driver-assist and autonomous vehicles.
The wheels on the bus go round and round, safely
Volvo Buses is taking steps to reduce the 1.25 million annual road traffic deaths by unveiling a pedestrian and cyclist detection system. “Accidents involving buses and unprotected road-users seldom occur, but when they do the consequences may be very serious.