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Volvo Cars Expands Automated Driving Partnership with Nvidia
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CNBC TV18•15-10-2026, 23:23
Volvo Cars Expands Automated Driving Partnership with Nvidia
- •Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop next-generation driver-assistance and automated-driving technology.
- •The collaboration combines Volvo's safety systems with Nvidia's artificial intelligence and computing technologies, including the Hyperion sensor and autonomous-driving software.
- •The first deployment will focus on supervised driving features before gradually introducing advanced hands-free capabilities in urban areas and on highways.
- •The new technology is expected to appear in Volvo vehicles globally, excluding China, before 2030.
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Volvo is combining its safety systems and engineering expertise with Nvidia's artificial intelligence and computing technologies, which include computer architecture, autonomous-driving software stacks, and Hyperion sensors.
According to Alwin Bakkenes, the technology is scheduled to appear in Volvo vehicles before 2030 and will launch simultaneously across multiple regions, though China is excluded from this initial rollout.
The initial deployment will concentrate on supervised driving features where drivers remain responsible for the vehicle. Volvo's ultimate ambition is to progressively introduce more advanced capabilities, such as hands-free driving on highways and in urban areas.
