GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Sept. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Groundbreaking innovations will be presented at the Volvo Group´s next Innovation Summit in Berlin on September 12. The summit will have smart societies in focus with experts predicting the infrastructure and transport scenarios of the future.
Speakers at the event include Andreas Scheuer, the German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
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The Innovation Summit is designed to further the debate and discuss new concepts of mobility and the impact they have on society and environment. The event in Berlin in September is the fourth in a series of similar summits being held starting last year in London, Brussels and Beijing, all hosted by the Volvo Group.
"By bringing a diverse group of regional stakeholders together, for the Innovation Summit, we want to spark a dialogue on how to overcome transport challenges and ensure that society can reap benefits from innovations. By focusing on what we see as three key technology areas - automation, electromobility and connectivity we aim to contribute to improved traffic safety and transport efficiency as well as environmental sustainability, which will have greatly positive impacts for societies," says Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO at Volvo Group.
The summit will also include exciting full scale live demonstrations of brand new innovative transport solutions from Volvo Group in the fields of autonomous driving and electric mobility.
Speakers at the event include politicians, officials and experts from the government, academia and associations.
The Volvo Group Innovation Summit will be held on September 12, 2018, at the Tempodrom, Moeckernstraße 10, 10963, Berlin and runs from 1 pm to 6 pm.
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The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs almost 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets. In 2017 the Volvo Group's sales amounted to about SEK 335 billion (EUR 35 billion). The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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