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FPT Automotive expands with new office in Pune, India

FPT Automotive escalates global expansion with a new office in Pune, India, bolstering its presence in the significant automotive and manufacturing hub in a move to join leading global automotive services by 2030.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Jan 2024

Global Stories

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Cartech

Evnex to boost Australia operations with new investment

Evnex is set to expand its Australian operations after securing investment from Adamantem Capital's Environmental Opportunities Fund.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd May 2024

Customer Experience

Volvo Cars partners with TDCX to bolster digital customer experience

Volvo Cars joins forces with digital solutions provider TDCX to enhance digital customer service amid findings that fewer than 1 in 10 Europeans are happy with car brands' tech offerings.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2024

Cartech

Vehicle connectivity market to surpass US$1b by 2022

As the tech competition heats up, more manufacturers are adding vehicle-to-everything solutions into new vehicles.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 1st Oct 2019

Cartech

Volvo and Uber team up to deliver self-driving vehicle

Volvo and Uber lift the curtain on a self-driving Volvo XC90, marking a significant milestone in their quest to revolutionise autonomous ridesharing.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Manufacturing

Volvo and Varjo launch world-first mixed reality application for car development

Volvo Cars and Varjo have developed a mixed reality approach to evaluating prototypes and designs, using Varjo's high-end augmented reality headsets.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2019

Cartech

Volvo Cars and Trucks share live vehicle data, creepy or efficient?

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share live hazard data to enhance road safety, raising questions about whether this advance is efficient or invasive.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 8th May 2018

Cartech

Volvo to embed Google in next-gen infotainment system

Volvo announced it is working with Google to embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 8th May 2018

Cartech

Volvo sells Uber thousands of autonomous cars

Volvo to supply Uber with tens of thousands of autonomous vehicle base models by 2021, enhancing their strategic tech-partnership for self-driving future.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Nov 2017

Cartech

15,000 Aussies participate in APAC's largest cartech survey

More than 15,000 Victorian motorists participated in one of the world's largest surveys of attitudes toward self-driving cars...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Oct 2017

Cartech

Volvo's ground-breaking EV strategy embraced by the UN

Volvo recognised by UN for groundbreaking electrification strategy as it becomes LEAD member of Global Compact.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017

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EVs to emit forest sounds and choir music to warn pedestrians

Near-silent EVs are up to twice as likely to have a collision with a pedestrian as a result of the difficulty in hearing them approaching.

By Nick Forrester • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2020

Cartech

Volvo reveals new Android-powered infotainment system

Volvo launches XC40 with new Google-powered infotainment system, offering Android integration and OTA updates.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Oct 2019

Risk & Compliance

Four ways operator training saves money

Training operators can trim fuel use, maintenance bills and accident downtime while lifting productivity across the fleet.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 26th May 2019

Cartech

Your car is watching: Volvo to deploy tech to curb drink drivers

The company is introducing a driver monitoring and intervention technology capable of taking control of the car if it detects the driver is drunk or tired.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Mar 2019

Cartech

NZ needs better tech to catch drivers who can't put their phones down

New Zealand may follow Australia's lead in adopting mobile phone detection cameras to curb distracted driving, potentially saving lives, says Volvo NZ.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019