Designed for professional drivers who travel over long distances, the VNL series trucks include what Volvo says is an "all-new" dashboard with a 5-inch color display that offers up trip and diagnostic data plus a 7-inch color touchscreen that supports CarPlay, a backup camera, and navigation features.
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CarPlay is just one of the many driver perks built into the truck, which also includes an adjustable steering column, ergonomic seats with heating and ventilation, and sleeper cabs with a reclining bunk.
The VNL trucks come in a range of configurations, including a new 70-inch sleeper in Volvo VNL 760 and 740 models.
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The absolute last thing we need in this world is for truck drivers that are doing anything but their job.
I wonder if there will be any news when the first person is killed by a truck equipped with CarPlay?
Or will it be too pedestrian and expected.
Huh? Pretty sure it's safer to have Navigation/Music/Texts/Calls routed through a large, voice-controlled touch screen than some aftermarket bolt-on, or just the trucker's iPhone. Technology can make their job safer and easier.
The absolute last thing we need in this world is for truck drivers that are doing anything but their job.
I wonder if there will be any news when the first person is killed by a truck equipped with CarPlay?
Or will it be too pedestrian and expected.
Would you rather them run people over while operating with their phone in their hand looking at a small screen? CarPlay is designed to reduce the multi-tasking risk since people who are going to do it are going to with or without the feature. Drivers are still going to do stuff on their phone and kill people either way. Hopefully it will happen less with CarPlay.
