Trucks and Cars Alert Each Other in Traffic - Pioneering Cooperation Between Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 7/PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    Trucks and Cars Alert Each Other in Traffic - Pioneering Cooperation

Between Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars

    Volvo Trucks is introducing a cloud-based service, Connected Safety, which

allows Volvo trucks and Volvo cars to automatically alert each other to

hazardous traffic situations. Thanks to pioneering collaboration, two

independent vehicle manufacturers are allowing their cars and trucks to share

real-time traffic hazard information.  

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    The passenger-car version of Connected Safety was launched by Volvo Cars in

2016. With Volvo Trucks now rolling out its version of the service, trucks and

cars are able to alert each other to potential hazards. This is possible

because the two companies share safety-related data between their respective

clouds.

    "Expanded cooperation between different players is one of the most

important keys to improved road safety. If more vehicles are able to exchange

real-time information about the traffic situation, it will lower the risk of

accidents. With Connected Safety we are opening the door to the future, with

the hope that more vehicle manufacturers will join in," says Carl Johan

Almqvist, Traffic and Product Safety Director at Volvo Trucks.

    Connected Safety was developed to send out alerts to nearby vehicles

connected to the service whenever a driver activates the vehicle's hazard

warning lights.

    "A vehicle standing still by the roadside in poor visibility risks being

hit from the rear, which can have severe consequences. An alert issued well in

advance gives all drivers of nearby cars and trucks the same opportunity to

reduce speed, adjust their driving to the traffic situation and avoid a

collision," explains Carl Johan Almqvist.  

    In the longer term, the cloud-based service can be expanded with additional

safety-enhancing functions.

    "As the technology undergoes further refinement and more vehicles are

linked to the system, real-time information will become an important complement

to the various intelligent safety and driver support systems found in our

trucks today. Connected Safety marks the start of a new phase in our ongoing

drive to promote safe driving and prevent accidents," says Emanuele Piga,

Director Customer Solutions & New Services Development at Volvo Trucks

    Volvo Trucks will initially introduce Connected Safety on new trucks in

Sweden and Norway, where both Volvo Trucks and Volvo Cars account for a

significant proportion of annual new-vehicle registrations.

    Facts, Volvo Trucks Connected Safety

    Here's how Connected Safety works: When the hazard warning lights are

switched on, the truck sends a signal via the driver's Internet-connected

mobile phone to Volvo Trucks' cloud service. From there the information is

forwarded to the corresponding service at Volvo Cars. An alert is then

transmitted to all connected cars and trucks approaching the location of the

vehicle whose hazard lights have been activated.

The system will be available in Sweden and Norway during 2018. Connected Safety

is applicable to the Volvo FH16, Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX equipped with

Volvo Trucks' integrated system for services and infotainment, depending on the

truck's specification and choice of services.

Volvo Cars offers Connected Safety with all new Volvo XC60, Volvo XC90, Volvo

XC40, Volvo S90, Volvo V60 and Volvo V90 models.

    7 May, 2018

    Press images are available in the Volvo Trucks image gallery at

http://images.volvotrucks.com

    Volvo Trucks provides complete transport solutions for professional and

demanding customers, and offers a full range of medium to heavy duty trucks.

Customer support is secured via a global network of 2,000 dealers and workshops

in more than 120 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 15 countries across

the globe. In 2016, more than 102,800 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide.

Volvo Trucks is part of Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers

of trucks, buses and construction equipment and marine and industrial engines.

The Group also provides solutions for financing and service. Volvo's work is

based on the core values of quality, safety and environmental care.

    For further information, please contact:  

    Fredrik Klevenfeldt,

    Director Public Relations and Social Media Volvo Trucks

    Tel: +46-31-322-11- 06; email: fredrik.klevenfeldt@volvo.com

    Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/686579/Volvo_Trucks_Connected.jpg

    Video:

https://www.multivu.com/players/uk/8319051-volvo-trucks-volvo-cars-traffic-alert/

    Source: Volvo Trucks