09 10 2015 21 happen Volvo is integrating both Apple s CarPlay and Google s Android Auto in the new XC90 and future models And Ben drik works closely with development divisions on the brand s further connectivity plans Cooperation between R D and IT is one of the cornerstones of our strategy to develop the future experience for our customers he said Leveraging hardware and software But connectivity is only one aspect of the growth strategy Volvo wants to take new technology to R D manufacturing sales and all other parts of the automotive value chain I can state categorically that IT is an integral part of every func tion Bendrik said The CIO who joined Volvo after a career in consulting building materials power and automation and healthcare companies said he brings learnings from these and other industries to the car business He cited as an example of an e business solution inspired by other industries the Roam Delivery service Volvo unveiled in February 2014 By provid ing a digital key to a delivery company a Volvo owner could in future use his car to receive goods he or she ordered We want to leverage knowledge gained from other industries Bendrik said Another company goal is to cut in half the time it takes to de velop a new model This is one of the problems the auto in dustry faces as it deepens cooperation with IT and consumer electronics industries The latter have a much faster product development process which means most cars tend not to have the latest digital technologies on board The same is the case within the automotive companies which have been tradition ally slow to change tried and tested operating procedures Among other things Volvo is beefing up its company wide computing capacity to develop and test more virtual proto types Bendrik said This is one of the domains where we see very rapid growth as we re leveraging hardware and software to reduce the number of physical models we need he said Automakers today have to adapt their IT operations to sharply different requirements On the one hand IT managers need to continue to support a broad range of operational systems just to keep business going On the other they have to be nimble and adopt more and more agile product development meth ods that come from Silicon Valley or other new technology clusters Bendrik is confident that Volvo can make the switch from a traditional automotive company to a carmaker that thrives in such an increasingly digital world When I joined the company I felt I could make a useful contribution to the discussion about a two tier IT he said We started to imple ment such a system in 2013 already As a result Volvo s IT op erations which have slightly more than 500 staff worldwide have been steadily recruiting IT experts from other industries Bendrik said that helps introduce speed momentum and dif ferent cultures into the organization By Arjen Bongard Photos Volvo Cars STORY 3 Questions for Klas Bendrik How worried are you about the recent spate of reports about the successful hacking of connected cars Klas Bendrik It s obviously a very important issue especially so for a company like Volvo which has safety as one of its core values When you work in IT you already know how traditional IT systems are exposed to security breaches but now connected customers are having a similar experience There are solutions available in other industries and it s very beneficial for the auto industry to use the cross in dustry experience As an IT professional how confident are you that autonomous driving will be a reality in the medium term I think it s very realistic We and the industry as a whole are very focused on the benefits that auton omous driving functions will have Our Drive Me project in Gothenburg aims to have 100 cars on the roads by 2017 These cars are approved for autono mous drive capabilities and we re talking about au tonomous cars that will be driven by normal people on normal roads Will Volvo owners be able to save themselves a trip to the garage and get over the air OTA software updates to their cars The new XC90 is capable of getting OTA updates Initially we will be able to update a number of in fotainment functions such as apps in the car And in selected countries we will also offer OTA map updates We re looking at a gradual buildup of OTA functions

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