Volvo Cars will share real-time data with Volvo Trucks to enable the expansion of coverage for its connected safety technology in an attempt to improve overall traffic safety.
This is the first time that Volvo Cars has shared safety-related data with another company and represents the first step towards achieving a critical mass of connected vehicles.
Volvo Cars safety centre vice president Malin Ekholm said the company was looking to collaborate with other partners in the future to make roads safer.
“Sharing real-time safety data based on our connected safety technology can help avoid accidents.
“The more vehicles we have sharing safety data in real time, the safer our roads become. We look forward to establishing further collaborations with other partners who share our commitment to traffic safety.”
Volvo Cars' hazard light alert technology is the first of its kind in the automotive industry. When an equipped Volvo switches on its hazard lights, an alert is sent to all nearby Volvo cars connected to the cloud service warning drivers to help avoid potential accidents.
As part of the arrangement, live and anonymised data will be shared between selected Volvo trucks and cars equipped with the hazard alert system later in 2018.