Volvo Bets on Luminar in Flagship SUV to Enable Self-Driving
- Lidar system will be standard in carmaker’s electric XC90
- Drivers on select highways could eventually just tune out
Luminar lidar demonstration.
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Volvo Car AB is inching closer to truly autonomous driving by making laser sensors standard on its flagship SUV next year, a prelude to letting motorists tune out while cruising on the highway.
The Swedish carmaker, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., will debut the electric XC90 SUV in 2022 with a lidar-based safety system from Luminar Technologies Inc., making it the first passenger vehicle to run with the laser-eye system.