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The future of car development is here: Volvo Cars and Varjo, the Finnish maker of high-end augmented reality headsets, have created a world-first mixed reality approach to evaluating prototypes, designs and active safety technologies.The collaboration will be further strengthened by the Volvo Cars Tech Fund’s decision to invest in Varjo.The Tech Fund is the car maker’s venture capital fund which invests in high-potential technology start-ups.Volvo Cars and Varjo have made it possible for the first time to drive a real car while wearing a mixed reality headset, seamlessly adding virtual elements or complete features that seem real to both the driver and the car’s sensors, for development purposes. Until now, no other car maker has been able to do this.
Volvo is now joining forces with the Swedish sports brand POC: To further improve the safety of cyclists in road traffic, the two companies are now jointly conducting crash tests with cars and bicycle helmets. This unique research project and the partnership with POC are further examples of Volvo's pioneering role in safety development: The Swedish premium car manufacturer wants to improve the safety of all road users - also through cooperation and the provision of in-house research results.
Volvo is now joining forces with the Swedish sports brand POC: To further improve the safety of cyclists in road traffic, the two companies are now jointly conducting crash tests with cars and bicycle helmets. This unique research project and the partnership with POC are further examples of Volvo's pioneering role in safety development: The Swedish premium car manufacturer wants to improve the safety of all road users - also through cooperation and the provision of in-house research results.
Where would you live if you could commute each workday in an autonomous driving, fully-functional, connected, comfortable, mobile office space? What if the service was provided via an on demand subscription basis? Or what if it was provided by one employer yet not another – which company would you work for? This is a mere glimpse of a myriad of scenarios and questions raised by Volvo Cars’ new Volvo 360c concept, revealed today as part of the company’s vision for the future of travel – autonomous, electric, connected and safe – and which may allow Volvo Cars to enter new growth markets. The concept environments reflect the potential for change in the fundamental structure of how people live, by transforming unproductive or boring travel time into useful and enjoyable minutes or hours on the road.
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