Innovations like automated and automatic transmissions that eliminated shifting, and power steering that has made turning the steering wheel no more difficult than if you were driving your personal Ford around town to do some grocery shopping, have changed the dynamics of what it takes to drive a truck.

Volvo Trucks has introduced “dynamic steering,” which will be a part of its new FH series of tractors set to be introduced in Europe next month.

According to Volvo, dynamic steering “combines conventional hydraulic power steering with an electronically regulated electric motor fitted to the steering gear.” The result is more precise steering.

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