Smart Societies in Focus at the Next Volvo Group Innovation Summit

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

      Groundbreaking innovations will be presented at the Volvo Group's next

Innovation Summit in Berlin on September 12. The summit will have smart

societies in focus with experts predicting the infrastructure and transport

scenarios of the future. Speakers at the event include Andreas Scheuer, the

German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

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mit ]

    The Innovation Summit is designed to further the debate and discuss new

concepts of mobility and the impact they have on society and environment. The

event in Berlin in September is the fourth in a series of similar summits being

held starting last year in London, Brussels and Beijing, all hosted by the

Volvo Group.

    "By bringing a diverse group of regional stakeholders together, for the

Innovation Summit, we want to spark a dialogue on how to overcome transport

challenges and ensure that society can reap benefits from innovations. By

focusing on what we see as three key technology areas - automation,

electromobility and connectivity we aim to contribute to improved traffic

safety and transport efficiency as well as environmental sustainability, which

will have greatly positive impacts for societies," says Martin Lundstedt,

President and CEO at Volvo Group.

    The summit will also include exciting full scale live demonstrations of

brand new innovative transport solutions from Volvo Group in the fields of

autonomous driving and electric mobility.

    Speakers at the event include politicians, officials and experts from the

government, academia and associations.

    The Volvo Group Innovation Summit will be held on September 12, 2018, at

the Tempodrom,  Moeckernstrasse 10, 10963, Berlin and runs from 1 pm to 6 pm.

    Read more at our website

[https://www.volvogroup.com/en-en/innovation/innovation-summit.html ] and watch

the video, https://youtu.be/O72MMclaTvc

    Join the dialogue on Twitter using #VolvoGroupSummit

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    The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks,

buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also

provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which

employs almost 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and

sells its products in more than 190 markets. In 2017 the Volvo Group's sales

amounted to about SEK 335 billion (EUR 35 billion). The Volvo Group is a

publicly-held company headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are

listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

    For further information, please contact Anna Arbius at +46(0)31-322-2993

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Source:  Volvo Group