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  • Research predicts that sales of driverless cars will soar in the US

    Research conducted in the United States is projecting that the sales of autonomous vehicles is set to explode exponentially in the next eight years. The increase in sales is expected to be primarily propelled by aggressive investment from the likes of Google subsidiary Waymo.

  • RTA launches trial period of two electric buses until March 2022

    Dubai’s roads and transport authority (RTA) has launched a trial run of two electric buses between La Mer South, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz street and Al Sufouh tram station. The launch is coordinated with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Volvo Bus Company, Meraas Real Estate, and ABB Group, reflecting RTA’s efforts to provide sustainable and environmentally-friendly mass transit means.

  • Swedish families help Volvo develop autonomous vehicles

    Swedish car manufacturing colossus Volvo has embarked on an innovative project centered on helping the automotive firm accelerate its plan to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles. Volvo has announced that it is launching its 'Drive Me' campaign, which focuses on the participation of Swedish families.

  • Volvo and NTU launch world’s first autonomous bus

    Volvo and Nanyang Technological University launched an autonomous electric bus in Singapore on Tuesday.

  • Volvo announces that all new models launched from 2019 will be ‘electric or hybrids’

    Swedish car manufacturing colossus Volvo has announced that all new models launched from 2019 will be fully electric or hybrid vehicles - which signals the end of nearly a century of Volvo cars being powered solely by the internal combustion engine.

  • Volvo calls for universal safety standard for autonomous car communication

    With its new 360c autonomous concept, Volvo Cars tackles one of the main challenges around the introduction of autonomous technology and calls for a new, global standard in how autonomous vehicles can safely communicate with all other road users.

  • Volvo Launches Electric Buses in Mexico

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    Volvo Buses has introduced its cutting-edge Volvo 7800 Electric in Mexico, revolutionizing sustainable urban transportation. As the first electric articulated and bi-articulated bus manufactured in the country, the Volvo 7800 electric is built on Volvo’s global electromobility BZR platform, transforming bus rapid transit (BRT) systems across Mexico.