New trucks technologies madness!

Of course, these are big "junk" huge wheels, oversized bumpers, huge engines.
As if the truck had not been affected by progress.
But the trucks are not prehistoric gear: for years, they have become more technical as cars.

Everything is technology on a modern truck

Everything! To start the engine: injections, turbos, electronic managements are a sophistication that has nothing to envy the cars.
And gearboxes: 12 reports - sometimes 16!
And Volvo, there will be a gearbox with double clutch - new in the truck, and very sophisticated.


There are also a lot of electronics in trucks

Of course, this is classic: ABS brakes, helps maintain stability program (ESP).
But also:
- Regulator "smart" speed - that fits the distance to the vehicle ahead;
- Alert the lane;
- Detector drowsiness.
And then there is progress that do not exist in cars. As the automatic transmission, proactive!
Who remembers the relief road - its mounted, its descents.
This allows to anticipate the shifting - NOT to waste fuel.
And Volvo: World first!
These data on the relief road is exchanged between trucks a truck that has already rolled out a route automatically informs others on the road profile;
and other benefits of this optimization gearshifts.

Trucks are now "connected"

Including our maintenance: all usage data is recorded continuously. This, to set very precisely the date of the revisions.
Even more incredible, Volvo: the possibility for the manufacturer to make - remote - reprogramming of electronic box! Without the truck is brought into garage.
It has not happened yet, the cars!