Volvo order for telematics system for 1,400 buses in Brazil

Volvo order for telematics system for 1,400 buses in Brazil

Volvo Buses has secured its largest order to date for the ITS4mobility
telematics system. The system is to be installed on 1,400 buses in the city of
Goiânia in Brazil and will enhance the efficiency of bus operations.



ITS4mobility is Volvo Buses advanced technological platform that supports the
bus operators' control of bus operations and provides passengers with
information at bus stops and on the buses.

The system gives traffic controllers the possibility to monitor all of the buses
in real time, see where they are and their progress in relation to the
timetables. Traffic controllers can also maintain constant contact with the
drivers using text messages. Using this system, it is easier to maintain
timetables and react rapidly to disruptions to bus traffic.

For passengers, ITS4mobility entails electronic boards at bus stops that show
when the next bus will depart, while on board, there are electronic boards and
automatic loudspeaker announcements of the next stop.
A major advantage of ITS4mobility is that the system can be used for all types
of buses regardless of manufacturer. In Goiânia, Volvo Buses secured the order
although none of the 1,400 buses is a Volvo bus.

“This is clear evidence that today's Volvo is no longer primarily a vehicle
manufacturer, but a supplier of transport solutions,” says Per Gabell, Head of
Volvo Buses in Latin America.

June 30, 2008

For further information, please contact Per-Martin Johansson, press officer, +46
31 322 52 00, per-martin.johansson@volvo.com 

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