[VIDEO] Volvo Dig Assist: Automate Grade Checking with Your Excavator

Grade and line indicators shown on the Volvo Co-Pilot cab display show where an excavator bucket's cutting edge is relative to design grade for more productive earthmoving

May 19, 2016

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