Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, already collaborators in the Milence truck charging venture, have unveiled plans to establish a 50:50 joint venture focused on developing digital vehicle functions. This partnership aims to create a standard for software-defined commercial vehicles, with a dedicated truck operating system and a common software-defined vehicle platform at its core.
Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO of the Volvo Group, highlighted the significance of this collaboration in the rapidly evolving industry: “Given the rapid transformation of our industry, it makes sense to collaborate to accelerate development, increase volumes, and share costs. Software-defined heavy-duty trucks represent a paradigm shift in the transformation of our industry.”
The joint venture, based in Gothenburg, will integrate technologies and resources from both companies, providing a developer platform for customers to create their own software applications. The initiative is poised to not only enhance customer efficiency and experience but also set industry standards.
Martin Daum, CEO of Daimler Truck, emphasized the importance of digitalization alongside the shift to CO2-neutral drive technologies: “Developing a common software-defined vehicle platform with Volvo Group will enable us to turn our vehicles into a programmable device. It will allow us to build differentiating digital vehicle features with significantly greater speed and efficiency for our truck and bus customers around the globe.”
