Volvo edges ahead of Freightliner with EV big rigs
Demand is accelerating, Volvo says. However, infrastructure and brand loyalty are roadblocks......»»
Volvo AG and Daimler Trucks team up in hydrogen fuel cell joint venture
Competitors Volvo AB and Daimler Trucks are teaming up to produce hydrogen fuel cells for long-haul trucks, which the companies say will lower development costs and boost production volumes. The joint venture, which is called cellcentric, aims to bri.....»»
Volvo"s tech outsourcing gambit
Volvo and its affiliated Polestar brand are early adopters of Google's new vehicle operating system......»»
Volvo to supply cars for Didi’s global autonomous driving fleets
As the autonomous driving race in China heats up, Didi is rushing to expand its car fleets by picking Swedish automaker Volvo, an old partner of Uber, as its ally. Didi said on Monday it will be using the XC90 SUVs of Volvo, which has been owned by C.....»»
Volvo will provide XC90s for Didi"s self-driving test fleet
Volvo will provide XC90s to the autonomous driving technology unit of China's top ride-hailing firm, Didi Chuxing, for its self-driving test fleet......»»
Polestar raises $550m to help fund product expansion
The private placement of newly issued shares marks the first time the 3-year-old Volvo subsidiary has gotten the backing of external investors......»»
AMD’s Ryzen 5000G for prebuilt rigs boasts huge gains over Intel
AMD unveiled its Ryzen 5000 series APUs, tailor-made for prebuilt desktops. AMD says its offerings beat Intel by as much as 70%......»»
AMD announces Ryzen 5000G for pre-built rigs, boasting huge gains over Intel
AMD unveiled its Ryzen 5000 series APUs, tailor-made for pre-built desktops. AMD says its offerings beat Intel by as much as 70%......»»
Nearly a third of Mobile Bay marshes gone since 1980s, study finds
About half a football field of marshes on the edges of Mobile Bay vanished annually over the past 35 years, according to a study by researchers at The University of Alabama......»»
Polestar 2 family grows with lower-priced variant
The electric performance brand of Volvo and Geely in the fourth quarter will introduce a Polestar 2 fastback with a 78-kilowatt-hour battery that delivers 231 hp and an EPA-estimated 260 miles......»»
Nvidia, Volvo Cars accelerate auto industry race for data-processing power
The Swedish carmaker is among a crowd of new and established automakers putting digital processing power ahead of horsepower as they try to catch up with Tesla Inc......»»
On the baby front, Volvo takes the lead
The brand's generous parental leave policy sets a benchmark for the U.S. auto industry, and for employers everywhere......»»
Daimler Trucks North America opens preorders for fully electric big rigs
Electric vehicles are very common on the roads today for both SUVs and passenger vehicles. So far, light-duty trucks and big rigs used to haul goods all around the country have stuck to traditional combustion engines. That will change with several au.....»»
$200,000 streaming rigs and millions of views: inside the cottage industry popping up around SpaceX
For a few hours one recent Saturday, Jack Beyer stood on the roof of his Land Rover, watching as SpaceX employees toiled under a 160-foot-tall silver rocket prototype that towered like an otherworldly visitor over the otherwise barren landscape......»»
Enantioselective synthesis of indole derivatives
Indoles, and structures derived from them, are a component of many natural substances, such as the amino acid tryptophan. A new catalytic reaction produces cyclopenta[ b ] indoles—frameworks made of three rings that are joined at the edges—very s.....»»
Polestar ‘will have to question everything’ in order to build the first climate-neutral EV
Polestar, the Swedish electric vehicle brand spun out of Volvo Car Group, set on Wednesday a “moonshot goal” of creating the first climate neutral car by 2030. But instead of getting there through more widely-practiced offsetting measures, such a.....»»
Geely weighs reviving IPO of $20 billion Volvo Cars
Geely Holding has been speaking with potential advisers about selling shares in Volvo Cars as soon as this year, Bloomberg reported......»»
Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining
Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other products......»»
Aurora, Volvo Group join forces on self-driving trucks
Volvo Group and Aurora said Tuesday they've forged a partnership that revolves around developing and deploying self-driving trucks on North American highways......»»
Aurora and Volvo partner to bring autonomous long-haul trucks to North America
The autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Innovation said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi trucks for North America. The partnership, which the two companies say will span several years and is through Volv.....»»
Volvo targets top talent in U.S., China with generous parental leave policy
Volvo's policy will give employees with at least one year of service a total of 24 weeks of leave at 80 percent of their base pay. In the U.S., Volvo employees were previously offered six weeks of parental leave at 100 percent of their salary......»»