Volvo Trucks is currently testing and researching how automated vehicles can contribute to safer, more efficient refuse handling and create a better working environment for drivers.
The company is partnering with Swedish waste management company Renova on the project.
The automated systems being tested are in principle the same as those fitted to the autonomous Volvo truck operating in the Kristineberg Mine in northern Sweden since autumn last year. [Read more…] about Volvo testing driverless refuse collection trucks