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29th March 2007, Page 47
29th March 2007
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Volvo is not directly targeting the roadtrain market with this field test; 'it simply wants to try out the D16 lump and I-Shift transmission in the biggest, heaviest trucks on the road and at the highest temperatures.

The monitoring takes place continuously and automatically over the Internet via CANSAS (Ciphered and Authenticated Network Services Access System). The operator and driver have no reason to notice it, and Stair( is surprised when I explain that the extra 'car stereo underneath the standard radio is actually a CANSAS unit, which is in direct connection with Volvo at Gothenburg. It collects data via the engine control unit and other CAN-bus analogue units, and it reports everything happening on the vehicle.

Technicians in Gothenburg can even alter the torque output—and project manager Saied Rafidashti from 3P Testing Technology at Gothenburg confirmed they had done just that so John Stairr's feeling about the FH 16's power output was correct. But Flafidashti declined to reveal exactly how much power/torque was on tap during my trip.


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