Volvo is 3D printing mangrove-textured tiles to save our oceans
An unlikely yet enthusiastic new member of the save-the-oceans movement is the Swedish carmaker Volvo. Committed to the concept of ‘omtanke’, the Swedish word for…
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Volvo’s Vera makes trucking autonomous and safe
Autonomous trucking makes sense for a whole lot of reasons. While it will reduce the jobs held by human truck-drivers, it automates a profession that’s…
Volvo’s self-driving car has a redesigned seat belt for sleeping passengers
For a car that was built to be a room/cabin on wheels, safety takes on a completely different avatar. You can’t opt for the traditional…
Volvo’s autonomous car is basically architecture with wheels
Let’s think about it for a second. If the most important aspect of a car (the driver) is removed, how much should a car look…
Some Things are Worth the Wait
With the Frankfurt Motor Show just having passed and the Tokyo Motor Show just literally days away, there is undoubtedly a lot of hype this…
Spray for your safety!
Two years ago as a part of a promotional strategy, Volvo released the LifePaint, a water-based, non-toxic reflective paint that seemed invisible in daylight, but…
Human Hives of the Future
Design Yuhan Zhang imagines cities in 2030 being so congested they require multi-layered transportation systems that divide routes between pedestrian, commercial, and personal use. The…
Volvo Unveils Concept Universe Car
Today, at the Shanghai Auto Show, Volvo Cars visualises a masterpiece of Scandinavian design, inspired by Chinese philosophy. Concept Universe is Volvo’s most luxurious creation…
Volvo Reality, Twenty Fifteen
This car right here is the sassiest little number this side of Volvo, and it’s aiming to be the car that leads every pack. Designer…
Eco Bus
I hate getting behind a bus in traffic! The nasty, smelling, diesel fuel exhaust smoking up the road in front of me. It stinks, and…