Building an Autonomous Transport-as-a-Service Business
Shahrukh Kazmi, Chief Product Officer, Volvo Autonomous Solutions joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss the company’s comprehensive approach to building an autonomous transport-as-a-service business.
Volvo is leveraging its decades of trucking expertise to develop a new business model that is built around an autonomous truck. Instead of selling the truck, Volvo Autonomous Solutions is going to own the asset and operate the autonomous transport-as-a-service business.
This approach will allow Volvo Autonomous Solutions to maintain control over the ecosystem, understand customer pain points directly, and ensure safety standards are met consistently. With control, Volvo Autonomous Solutions is poised to scale quickly.
Episode Chapters
- 0:00 Volvo Autonomous Solutions Approach to Autonomous Trucking
- 4:46 Volvo’s VNL Platform
- 7:27 Virtual Drivers
- 11:04 Aurora Partnership
- 13:57 Transport-as-a-Service
- 19:24 VNL Autonomous Platform
- 30:20 Mining and Quarries
- 35:47 Competitive Advantages
- 36:46 Building For The Future
The future is bright. The future is autonomous. The future is The Road to Autonomy.
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