Volvo Autonomous Solutions Joins AVIA
Washington, D.C. - The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA) announced today that Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) has joined the trade association, the unified voice of the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. Volvo Autonomous Solutions, founded in 2020, is dedicated to transforming the movement of goods through efficient, sustainable, and safe autonomous transport solutions within selected industry verticals.
“From unsafe roads and driver shortages to reducing emissions and increasing worker safety in hazardous environments, Volvo Autonomous Solutions is working to transform the transportation industry by solving real-world challenges,” said Jeff Farrah, AVIA’s Executive Director. “AVIA is excited VAS will add yet another diverse viewpoint to our large coalition of industry leaders working to revolutionize the movement of goods, creating jobs and supporting economic growth.”
Volvo Autonomous Solutions offers an end-to-end autonomous transport solution for highways, ports, mines and quarries. Based on a Transport as a Service model, the solution will create an additional source of capacity while addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the transport industry today—safety, a shortage of drivers, difficult working conditions and a need for greater efficiency.
“We are excited to join AVIA,” said Nils Jaeger, President of Volvo Autonomous Solutions. “As we continue to develop and commercialize our autonomous transport solution and expand our footprint in the U.S., it’s imperative that we work with policymakers and join others who share our commitment to making our industry safer, more productive and sustainable through autonomy.”
AVIA works with lawmakers, regulators and the public to advocate for the safe and timely deployment of autonomous driving technology. More than 31,700 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the first 9 months of 2022. AVs don’t speed, drive drunk, or get distracted – all common human mistakes that cause thousands of deaths each year.
About the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA)
AVIA works with lawmakers, regulators, and the public to realize the safety and societal benefits of autonomous vehicles. As the unified voice of the AV industry, the association is comprised of companies with diverse technical expertise and experience in the technology, automobile, ridehail, trucking, and logistics sectors. Bringing together their varied backgrounds, the companies formed AVIA to advance AVs’ tremendous safety, mobility and economic benefits to consumers in the safest and swiftest manner possible.
About Volvo Autonomous Solutions (VAS)
The autonomous transport solution offered by Volvo Autonomous Solutions is based on Transport as a Service (TaaS) and includes a vehicle purpose-built for autonomous driving, a virtual driver, required infrastructure, operations and uptime support as well as a cloud solution that controls the transport system and manages logistics flows. The solutions developed by Volvo Autonomous Solutions are tailor-made for each customers’ needs and intended to make their operations safer, productive and sustainable.