IoT and AI boost Volvo Trucks vehicle connectivity
The vehicles manufactured by Volvo Trucks keep getting smarter.More than 350,000 Volvo rigs crossing North American highways each day are outfitted with IoT sensors that monitor conditions and send data for troubleshooting and analysis. Embedded telematics allow for over-the-air updates to engine software. The on-board technology, combined with a back-end analytics platform, enables Volvo Trucks t
o process millions of data records instantaneously. Using IoT and artificial intelligence, Volvo Trucks has been able to reduce diagnostic time by 70% and truck repair time by 25%. To read this article in full, please click here
Author: Bob Violino
Date: 2020-10-28
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