Volvo’s New Remote Programming Tech Now Standard on All Trucks
Photo: Volvo Trucks North America
At the start of the year, Volvo introduced a new Remote Programming feature called Driver Display Activation. It was, at the time, not yet in production but after a successful four-month pilot program, the Swedish manufacturer has not only given it the green light but decided it would come as standard tech on all Volvo trucks.
Officially, DDA is part of an Uptime Services bundle offered by the company’s Remote Diagnostics service. The goal, and the main upside, is that it enables Volvo truck operators to have hands-on control over their trucks’ software updates.
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A display from Volvo Trucks Driver Display Activation.
After a four-month pilot program, Volvo Trucks’ Driver Display Activation (DDA) application went into full production on Nov. 30, 2020.
The new enhancement to Remote Programming, as part of Volvo Trucks’ Remote Diagnostics bundle of Uptime Services, now allows operators to directly activate over-the-air system updates within minutes at the next convenient time and location–whether that is at their next rest stop or back at the shop.
Volvo Trucks’ Remote Programming service is designed to provide fleet operators with a faster and more flexible way to make updates to software and parameters that enhance the performance of a truck’s engine, transmission, and aftertreatment.