Volvo Cars to Equip Next-Generation Pure Electric Vehicles with LiDAR Technology and AI Supercomputer

by Lee Kimin

Published 25 Jun.2021 10:14(KST)

Volvo Cars will equip next-generation pure electric vehicles with LiDAR technology and AI-based supercomputers as standard for advanced collision prevention.

Photo by Volvo Cars

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 25th, Volvo Cars announced that it will equip its newly developed next-generation pure electric vehicles with LiDAR technology and AI-based supercomputers as standard for next-generation collision avoidance technology.

Volvo Cars explained that this measure aims to enhance safety goals to reduce fatalities and accidents through next-generation collision avoidance technology. Accordingly, Volvo's next-generation pure electric vehicles will be equipped as standard with cutting-edge sensors, including LiDAR technology developed by autonomous driving sensor startup Luminar and the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin system-on-chip (SoC)-based autonomous driving computer.

Volvo expects that the technology to be installed this time will further reduce the accident rate in the future. In particular, while previous generation technology only warned drivers of potential risks or immediate threats, the new safety technology is designed to intervene progressively as needed to prevent collisions.

Additionally, performance can be continuously improved through wireless software updates. Moreover, besides sensor combinations and AI computing performance, the next-generation flagship models will also be equipped with backup systems for key functions such as steering and braking to respond to autonomous driving environments.

H?kan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars, stated, "With the new standard hardware, we will be able to continuously update safety features wirelessly in the future and introduce advanced autonomous driving systems. This will further solidify our leadership in safety."