Volvo ramps up automation efforts in self-driving technologies

Volvo Group is ramping up resources to explore how to better tap the China market's growing enthusiasm toward self-driving technologies, with its focus on the application of autonomous trucks in harbors, a senior official said.

Claes Svedberg, president of Volvo China Investment Co Ltd, said seven of the top 10 busiest ports in the world are located in China, offering big potential for the use of self-driving trucks.

"We are working with local partners to find a way to incorporate the autonomous solutions into harbors," Svedberg said.