Volvo’s flagship electrical SUV will debut November 9 and can be dubbed EX90, CEO Jim Rowan confirmed Wednesday in a media presentation.
Doubling down on its fame for security, Volvo additionally claims the EX90 can be its most secure mannequin but, thanks largely to next-generation sensors and software program that may cut back crashes that end in severe damage or loss of life by 20%.
Volvo EX90 lidar system teased forward of Nov. 9 debut
Volvo mentioned final yr that the then-unnamed electrical SUV would could have lidar and next-level software program and processing. The EX90’s sensor suite is anticipated to incorporate a roof-mounted lidar sensor, eight cameras, 5 radar sensors, and 16 ultrasonic sensors to allow numerous driver-assist options. That can embody a hands-free freeway driving help dubbed Experience Pilot.
One of many new applied sciences launching on the EX90 can be a complicated driver-distraction monitor that makes use of in-house developed algorithms to gauge focus by gaze. This can be capable to detect distraction, tiredness, or different types of inattention “past what has been attainable in a Volvo automotive up to now,” the automaker mentioned.
Volvo EX90 lidar system teased forward of Nov. 9 debut
Volvo is anticipated to promote each the EX90 and a next-generation XC90, a mannequin that is at present offered with gasoline and plug-in hybrid powertrains. The subsequent-generation XC90 will use a brand new platform dubbed SPA2, however the EX90 is anticipated to get its personal skateboard platform.
The South Carolina plant the place the EX90 can be constructed can be able to flex between the hybrid XC90 and this totally electrical mannequin. The identical plant will even construct the Polestar 3 electrical SUV for Volvo’s spinoff model. Volvo has mentioned that it’s going to make this plant totally electrical earlier than others—even ones in China.
