Matthew Connors
2026 Speaker

Matthew Connors

XR Specialist GLT

Volvo Group University

About

Matthew Connors is currently the Digital Product Area Owner for XR in Digital & IT at The Volvo Group in Gothenburg, Sweden, managing internal teams in AR and VR building applications to sever enterprise use cases. Matthew began his career in design and 3d modeling, and first started working in XR back in 2008 with Mobile AR apps. Since then, he has worked on many XR solutions, often through a UX lens or role, and welcomes the opportunity to talk about the XR products as scale within the Volvo Group.

2026 Sessions

Oct 132:50 PM3:15 PM
Green BreakoutCase Study

Case Study - Evolution of XR Training at The Volvo Group

Atrium Ballroom A

This talk will discuss the evolution of XR training initiatives at the Volvo Group, internal and external teams we have working on AR, VR, and Projected Reality use cases. We started with a hybrid Computer/VR application for a technical training competition in 2018, VISTA Volvo VISTA World Championship 2026, then moved quickly into technical training at scale through VR on commissioning of an electric battery in our trucks. More recently, the social and immersion capabilities of VR have been emphasized, engaging Volvo sales and technical SMEs to inhabit alternative roles and experience product details and functions. Our VR methods have matured with new devices, including hand tracking, passthrough VR, and even haptic support, and are deployed across nearly 90 countries worldwide.