[VIDEO] Volvo Concept Lab Provides Platform for Innovation and Early Engagement

Dave Ross, Volvo CE, discusses how the Volvo Concept Lab enables early engagement with customers and end users on prototype machines.

Sep 21, 2016

Dave Ross, vice president, advanced engineering and verification, Volvo Construction Equipment, discusses how the Volvo Concept Lab enables early engagement with customers and end users on prototype machines.

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