Volvo Expands NVIDIA Partnership for AI-Driven Cars

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Volvo Cars is advancing its collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance its software-defined vehicles, particularly focusing on safety, autonomous driving, and advanced in-car experiences. This partnership will enable Volvo to integrate NVIDIA’s next-generation AI and computing technologies, furthering the potential of its vehicles’ centralized core compute architecture. Volvo’s commitment to safety and innovation is evident in its ongoing efforts to balance in-house development with strategic collaborations.

Key Highlights:

  • Volvo EX90: The first software-defined car with centralized core compute architecture, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, capable of over 250 trillion operations per second (TOPS).
  • NVIDIA DRIVE Thor: Future Volvo cars will feature this advanced system-on-a-chip, offering up to 1,000 TOPS and seven times greater energy efficiency than DRIVE Orin.
  • AI-Driven Safety: NVIDIA technology enables deeper AI integration for enhanced active safety, driving assistance systems, and future autonomous driving.
  • Zenseact Collaboration: Volvo’s fully-owned software company is using NVIDIA DGX systems to develop and train AI models for autonomous driving.
  • AI Supercomputing: Volvo’s data center, powered by NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputers, will be one of the largest AI training facilities in the Nordics.
  • Record 2023 Financial Performance: Volvo recorded a core operating profit of SEK 25.6 billion and global sales of 708,716 cars in 2023.

Volvo’s vision extends beyond vehicle safety to a future where AI-based autonomous driving becomes the norm. By leveraging cutting-edge NVIDIA technology, Volvo aims to deliver the safest, most advanced customer experiences in the automotive industry.

With NVIDIA’s DRIVE platform, Volvo can continue pushing the boundaries of safety, efficiency, and innovation, helping the company meet its long-term goals of electrification and carbon neutrality by 2040.

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