Volvo Aero, formerly a Swedish manufacturer, was involved in the space industry as a supplier of rocket engine components. Before being acquired by GKN Aerospace in 2012, Volvo Aero produced rocket nozzles, combustion chambers, and turbines for rocket engines, including components for the Ariane launch vehicles and NASA's J-2X engine. Key partners included Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) and SNECMA.
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Volvo Autonomous Solutions will deliver an Autonomous Transport Solution that will transport rock fill from an on-site quarry to be used to secure long-term storage capacity at Garpenberg’s tailings facility.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions will develop and deliver a complete autonomous solution that includes vehicles, hardware, software, and training.
The autonomous transport solution will be offered based on a transport-as-a-service model and will be built on Volvo’s premium truck range and V.A.S.’s in-house developed virtual driver.
Volvo Cars is investing in a tech hub in central Stockholm to expand its presence in the city.
The event marked the North American debut of Volvo Cars’ Concept Recharge, which integrates Luminar’s Iris lidar into the roofline.
In 2020, Volvo Cars first showcased the next generation SUV with a reimagined roofline designed to integrate safety technology.
Luminar and Volvo Cars revealed the launch plans for the all electric next generation SUV at CES in Las Vegas.
Volvo Cars has applied for a testing permit with the California Department of Transportation to begin testing autonomous driving on highways.
Zenseact developed the AD software in collaboration with Volvo Cars’ in-house team of developers.
Volvo Cars’ Ride Pilot, an unsupervised autonomous driving capability for highways, will initially be introduced to customers in California.
ECAPS is a Swedish space company established in 2000 by the Swedish Space Corporation and Volvo Aero.
Volvo plans to use LiDAR remade by Luminar in the next-generation XC90.
The Cirrus LiDAR dataset is part of the new Volvo Cars Innovation Portal.
Henrik Green, Chief Technology Officer of Volvo Cars, emphasized support for developers in and outside the company through public resource availability.
Cirrus contains unique long-range data from Volvo Cars’ test and data collection fleet.
Luminar Technologies, Inc. and Volvo Cars have released a curated LiDAR dataset called Cirrus.
Volvo Penta launched its joystick technology in 2006.
Luminar won a deal with Volvo in May to supply lidar sensors for Volvo vehicles starting in 2022.