CES 2022: Volta Trucks cooperates with HERE Technologies - with what3words navigation

The Volta Zero was designed with a fully electric range of 150 to 200 km and is intended to reduce the environmental impact of freight deliveries in city centers. By 2025, an estimated 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be saved. The first vehicles are scheduled for delivery in mid-2022. In November 2021, Volta Trucks announced the largest purchase of fully electric trucks in Europe with an order of 1,470 vehicles by DB Schenker. This was followed by an order from Petit Forestier for 1,000 Volta Zero vehicles. Volta Trucks now has a total order backlog of around 4,500 vehicles with an order value of approximately 1 billion euros. Volta Trucks is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with technical management in the United Kingdom, and the production facility is currently being set up in the former MAN plant in Steyr, Austria.

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The upcoming Volta Zero will utilize integrated navigation services from HERE Technologies. This was confirmed today by Volta Trucks. The Volta Zero will use a feature from HERE called EV Range Assistance, which is tailored for urban deliveries. It includes range prediction for the driving trucks and allows for route planning with multiple delivery stops. Search, route planning, real-time traffic information, and turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance will be available both online and offline.

"I am pleased to confirm HERE as the provider of our navigation system for the Volta Zero. With HERE Navigation, we can offer our drivers innovative and customized solutions while simultaneously simplifying our supply chain — a crucial advantage for our accelerated market launch," said Ian Collins, Chief Product Officer of Volta Trucks.

With HERE Navigation, Volta Trucks provides an in-vehicle infotainment system that can be configured and monitored remotely. The secure data transmission between the vehicle and the cloud enhances safety and ensures data protection. At the same time, it allows access to the latest map data via streaming.

“Navigating a 16-ton truck in inner cities is a challenge in itself. Thanks to the specialized road attribution for trucks in our maps and our EV range calculator, Volta Zero drivers can focus on what matters most — the road ahead of them,” said Gino Ferru, General Manager EMEAR and Senior Vice President at HERE Technologies.