Autonomous Solutions
Autonomous Solutions
True to Volvo’s DNA, every design and engineering decision for the new Volvo VNL Autonomous has been made with safety in mind. The Volvo VNL Autonomous therefore has redundant steering, braking, communication, computation, power management, energy storage, and vehicle motion management systems.
Our world-class engineering teams work closely with partners such as Aurora and Waabi to deeply integrate the Volvo VNL Autonomous with industry-leading self-driving technologies that are intended to see further, think faster and act quicker.
Building a viable autonomous truck at scale requires extensive manufacturing experience and proven supply chains. The Volvo VNL Autonomous is assembled at Volvo's flagship New River Valley plant in Dublin, Virginia. The New River Valley plant, the largest Volvo Trucks facility in the world, brings decades of high-volume production experience and rigorous automotive quality processes, ensuring the Volvo VNL Autonomous is built for scale.
While Level 4 automation doesn’t legally mandate redundancy, we at Volvo have never waited for regulations to prioritize safety innovations. For us, redundancy is an essential commitment—built in from the start—to promote safety and secure the future of autonomous transport.
In the Volvo VNL Autonomous we have added redundancies to certain parts, systems, and functionalities to enhance safety and reliability. By having redundant systems, autonomous trucks can continue to operate safely even if certain primary systems or components fail. These backups are essential for the safety of other road users and can be implemented at various levels, from hardware and software to communication and computation.
Combining Volvo’s proven safety expertise and manufacturing capabilities with Aurora’s innovative self-driving technology has created a safe, efficient, and scalable autonomous solution. Scaling the autonomous solution requires managing significant complexity across design, production processes, quality standards, and supply chain resilience.
The Volvo VNL Autonomous has already hit the road in Texas, hauling freight on lanes from Dallas to Houston. Operations are enabled by the purpose-built, production-ready Volvo VNL Autonomous and powered by the Aurora Driver.
