Electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and service provider Volta Trucks has announced that the forthcoming Volta Zero will feature integrated navigation services from location data platform Here Technologies and geolocation technology company what3words.
The 16-tonne Volta Zero will use EV Range Assistant, a feature from Here tailored for inner-city deliveries. It includes range prediction for trucks on route and allows for route planning including multiple delivery stops. Search, routing, real-time traffic, and turn-by-turn voice guidance will be available both on- and offline.
Benefits of Here’s navigation-as-a-service model include lowering costs, improving scalability, and allows Volta Trucks to deliver an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system that can be remotely configured and monitored by customers, making it possible to consistently update and upgrade the driver experience.
What’s more, secure data transfer between the truck and cloud enhances driver safety and privacy, while also accessing the latest map data via streaming.
With HERE Navigation, drivers will also be able to use geolocation technology what3words, which can identify a location in a manner that is more precise than a street address by dividing the world into a grid of 3m squares and giving each square a unique combination of three random words.
As a result, drivers can enter what3words addresses directly into their in-truck systems, allowing them to navigate to locations as specific as building entrances or loading bays.
Gino Ferru, general manager EMEAR and senior vice president at Here Technologies, said: “Navigating 16-tonne trucks within city centres is a challenge in itself, but with our truck attributes and our EV range calculator, Volta Zero drivers can focus on what matters the most – the road ahead.”
