Inudstry - University with relevance to innovation

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Industry, innovations and university
cooperation, some reflections
Jan-Eric Sundgren Volvo Group Senior Vice
President Public and Environmental Affairs
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Short about Volvo GroupBusiness Areas
Buses
Volvo Aero
Construction Equipment
Volvo Penta
Financial Services
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Global activities100.000
employeesProduction in 18 countries, sales in
more than 180 countries
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World Drivers - Volvo Group
Economic

• GDI growth / GDI per capita
• Globalization
• Consolidation

Political
Social

• Demographics
• Lifestyle
• Education

• World trade liberalization
• Transport policies
• Political stability

Customers
Dealers
Production
Transport Buyers
Suppliers 1st, 2nd, .
Technology
Legal
Environment

• Innovationselectronics, mobile communication,
  telematics, PCs Internet
• Lead times

• Deregulation
• Controlled competition
• Environment
• Harmonization of laws

• Green house effect
• Polluted air and water
• Oil / gas availability price
• Managing waste

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The world economy Redesigning global finance 13
November, 2008
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The financial crisis The end of the long
wawe????
GDP
Today
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1970
1914
1875
1990
1945
1815
1895
1845
1785
An impressionistic interpretation of Schumpeter
and Kondratiev
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The financial crisis The end of the long
wawe????
GDP
1970
1914
Fiscal stimulus needed in Innovations
RD Education Infrastructure
.......
1875
1990
1945
1815
1895
1845
1785
An impressionistic interpretation of Schumpeter
and Kondratiev
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Environmental Challenges Global warmingAir
qualityMega cities......
Beijing, 20
Los Angeles, 14
New York, 18
Tientsin, 17
Tokyo, 29
New Delhi, 18
Karachi, 21
Cairo, 15
Mexico City, 19
Shanghai, 23
Lagos, 24
Manila, 15
Bombay, 27
Jakarta, 21
Calcutta, 18
Dhaka, 19
Sao Paulo, 21
gt25 millions
20-24,9 millions
15-19,9 millions
Population (millions inhabitants) approx. 2015
14-14,9 millions
Source UN prognosis
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Reduced CO2 emissions

• Increased fuel efficiency
• Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids (light vehicles)
• CO2 neutral fuels
• More efficient logistics, improved load capacity
• and telematic solutions
• Renewal of vehicles
• New and improved public and goods transport
  solutions
• Improved infrastructure, eg. for intermodal
  transport solutions
• Changed behaviours

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Solutions requirePassionate innovation
The fundamental source of increasing wealth in an
economy is innovation leading to increased
productivity
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AB Volvo
Business Areas
MackTrucks
RenaultTrucks
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Aero
FinancialServices
BA Asia Incl. Nissan Diesel
Volvo Penta
ConstructionEquipment
Buses
Some of our Business Units
Volvo 3P
Volvo Powertrain
Volvo Logistics
Volvo Technology
Volvo Technology Transfer
Volvo Information Technology
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AB Volvo
Business Areas
MackTrucks
RenaultTrucks
Volvo Trucks
Volvo Aero
FinancialServices
BA Asia Incl. Nissan Diesel
Volvo Penta
ConstructionEquipment
Buses
Some of our Business Units
Volvo 3P
Volvo Powertrain
Volvo Logistics
Volvo Technology our research and innovation
company
Volvo Technology Transfer our venture capital
company
Volvo Information Technology
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How Volvo drives innovation
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Vehicle Integrated Lane Keeping Support

• Lane Keeping Support (LKS) determines the vehicle
  position on the road by monitoring lane markings
• LKS warns and reduces the risk to
• Unintentionally slide out of the lane
• Drive off the road
• Collide with meeting vehicles

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Vehicle integrated driver alert support
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University cooperation is essential

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Volvo and the knowledge triangle
Market
Venture Cap
Core innovation
Spin out innovation
Volvo Group
VTT
Research Institutes
Volvo Technology
Universities
VREF
Schools
VREF Volvo Research and Educational Foundation
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Needs driven research - Based on a research
challenge and an industrial (societal) need and a
- comon vision - Focused, Long term, Critical
size, Multi disciplinary multi stakeholder -
Contains resources for tests and for validation
of research results
Companies
Institutes
Universities
Companies
Institutes
Universities
Basic research
Applied research
Development
Basic research
Needs driven research
Development
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EIT pilot projects GAST project overview
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Research Implementation
Multistake holder engagements in RD
projects Support for demonstrators Support for
establishing markets Proactive
procurements Venture Capital, Seed funding