An all-electric successor to the Volvo XC90likely called XC90 Rechargewill be unveiled next year, Volvo confirmed Thursday in a press release, adding that the electric SUV will feature advanced driver-assist tech.<\/p>\n
As the automaker hinted at previously, the XC90 Recharge will get standard lidar sensors from Silicon Valley firm Luminar (which Volvo has a stake in). They'll be part of a sensor suite feeding information to an \"AI-driven super computer\" featuring Nvidia chips.<\/p>\n
The sensors and computer will be combined with software developed in-house by Volvo, as well as mechanical backups for controls like steering and braking, to enable a system called Highway Pilot, Volvo announced.<\/p>\n
Volvo Luminar lidar<\/p>\n
Highway Pilot will enable highly-automated driving on highways, but will only be activated \"when verified safe and legally allowed for individual geographic locations and conditions,\" Volvo said.<\/p>\n
Volvo has hinted at a system like this before, which could be a big step up from the automaker's current Pilot Assist system, and a possible rival to General Motors' Super Cruise or Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, it could turn out like Audi's lidar-enabled Traffic Jam Pilot, which promised similar capability but was ultimately cancelled due to regulatory and liability concerns.<\/p>\n
The integrated technology will also be able to improve over time, in part through over-the-air (OTA) software updates, Volvo claims. Eventually, it will be able to intervene in more situations to prevent collisions, according to the automaker.<\/p>\n
2021 Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription - review update, June 2021<\/p>\n
Volvo plans to build the next-generation XC90 in South Carolina, with multiple platforms underneathincluding a skateboard platform underpinning the EV, and the new SPA2 platform for other versions.<\/p>\n
It's likely that the the internal-combustions versions of the XC90which are expected to remain in the lineup alongside the Recharge EVwill shift entirely or almost entirely to hybrid or plug-in hybrid.<\/p>\n
Volvo just announced a joint-venture battery factory with Sweden's Northvolt. That one won't supply the cells for the XC90 Recharge (initially, at least), but it will make them for an upcoming electric XC60 SUV.<\/p>\n
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