Comments on: Volvo FENIX – Volvo’s futuristic Asphalt Paver concept machine

By: dakine156

dakine156 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:48:18 +0000

nice machine i like it i rate it 5-5

By: Scalle81

Scalle81 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:55:36 +0000

Looks like a wonderful machine, but I have a few questions. Would the asphalt that comes out of the machine be cold straight away? If not wouldn’t this be a problem with the pods? And how do you get the pods on and off the trucks? If by crane then you wouldn’t have them placed exactly onto the correct position, you could prevent this by making the ramp wider at the start then it wouldn’t be such a problem. Also if you had the asphalt itself painted it wouldn’t be as slippery as road paint is now

By: GlobalVolvoCE

GlobalVolvoCE — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:49:10 +0000

This paving concept is based, in great part, on equipment and material technologies that have yet to be developed. We believe that the empty pod weight should be light enough so that the load it imposes on the pavement surface will be similar to the load from the human foot walking across the pavement. Regarding positioning of the full pods:Our industry already uses GPS for a multitude of applications. We plan for the paving system to include precise placement of the pod using this technique.

By: juniormyrick

juniormyrick — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:37:49 +0000

what will the beaners do with thier shovels and rakes,

By: the18gearJammer

the18gearJammer — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:41:29 +0000

hmmm not sure but it looks cool but we b=need to think bout road because there is standards and pavent gets thick

By: noremorse126

noremorse126 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:32:03 +0000

very revolutionary i must say

By: noremorse126

noremorse126 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:26:22 +0000

you need more then a shovel and a rake to pave a road you moron

By: osupistolpetefan2009

osupistolpetefan2009 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:28:54 +0000

nice concept but at what point would the rollers come in to compact the asphault?

By: Rozexcavatordriver

Rozexcavatordriver — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:29:09 +0000

Oh no.

I really like volvos as they are today, but alot of the designs and systems used in the concepts are, well worrieing.

I love the idea of pods, but as for the rest of the machinery I dislike it. The idea of a paver working Whilst traffic alongside is good But I envisage the Setup, and use of this system to be a nightmare.

its a great idea, but sadly I really don’t like it. A lorry RORO Pod system would be twice as good IMHO.

By: dsta274

dsta274 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:00:13 +0000

mean but will this ever come out. never will c this in my life till the day but looks like in many years to come