Volvo Cars expands Nvidia partnership to develop automated driving for future models
Built on Nvidia's Hyperion, Halos OS and Alpamayo software, the system is due to debut in a next-generation Volvo. Volvo says it should reach its cars before the end of the decade, with a gradual move towards eyes-off driving.
Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop more advanced automated-driving technology for future models, Fleet News reports. The agreement was announced on 16 October and builds on a relationship between the two companies that began in 2017.
The collaboration combines Volvo's safety systems and engineering with Nvidia's AI, computing and driving software. The aim is for future Volvo cars to handle motorways, busy urban streets and parking.
The system will use Nvidia's Hyperion sensor and computing architecture, Halos OS and the Alpamayo Stack driving software. Volvo says these technologies will support a gradual introduction of more advanced driving capabilities, including eyes-off and mind-off driving.
The technology is due to debut in a next-generation Volvo model as part of what the manufacturer calls its largest-ever product development programme. Volvo told Reuters the system should appear in its vehicles before the end of the decade, with availability planned across multiple regions. The company says it will introduce the technology only when it considers it safe.
Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars, said the partnership brings together Volvo's safety expertise with Nvidia's AI technology.
Luminar deal
The expansion follows the end of Volvo's earlier agreement with lidar specialist Luminar. A series-production agreement announced in May 2020 formalised that partnership. Under it, Luminar's lidar sensors were to be integrated into Volvo's next-generation SPA2 vehicle architecture.
Lidar hardware appeared on early examples of the Volvo EX90 electric SUV, but the planned rollout of autonomous-driving functionality did not proceed as originally envisaged. Volvo later terminated the framework purchase agreement. Luminar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2025 and sold its lidar business to MicroVision in February 2026.
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