Volvo to Make Semiautonomous Driving a Standard Feature on S90
January 06 2016 - 9:00PM
Dow Jones News
LAS VEGAS—Volvo Car Corp., the Swedish auto maker, said it would
make semiautonomous driving capability a standard feature on the
S90, its flagship sedan, which will debut next week at the Detroit
auto show.
Volvo made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show on
Wednesday.
The feature would allow the car to handle steering, braking and
acceleration up to 80 mph on roads with clear lane markings. The
only other auto maker offering similar capabilities is Tesla Motors
Inc. with its autopilot feature. Tesla offers autopilot as an
option on its Model S and Model X vehicles.
Volvo, though small in size relative to luxury rivals like Audi
AG, has been very aggressive in pushing forward with autonomous
vehicle technology. Volvo will be the first car company to use a
new Nvidia Corp. car-based super computer designed to control
autonomous vehicles. The auto maker, owned by Chinese company
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, plans to begin selling 100 autonomous
cars in Sweden in 2017.
The S90 will go on sale in 2016, the company said.
Write to Mike Ramsey at michael.ramsey@wsj.com
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January 06, 2016 20:45 ET (01:45 GMT)
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