Delivering the opening speech of the Safety Mind event, Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan announced the new electric flagship. The name of the new flagship, defined by Volvo as “Born from electricity and completed with software”: Volvo EX90
The EX90, a fully electric premium SUV, will replace the XC90, already Volvo’s flagship vehicle. Rowan said this new flagship vehicle will have an “invisible safety shield” that could help reduce accidents that cause serious injury or death by one-fifth.
Pushing the limits of safety, the Volvo EX90 will replace the XC90
Volvo, which already has a very good record in accident safety, adds a Lidar sensor to the vehicle for the first time to achieve this goal. This system, which will be placed on the roofline of the EX90, will use light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure distances with high precision.
Stating that the difference lidar makes in terms of life safety is remarkable, Rowan said, “Our latest research shows that adding lidar to a car can reduce accidents with serious consequences by up to 20 percent and collision avoidance can be improved by up to 9 percent.” said.
Lidar technology, which belongs to Luminar and will become standard equipment in Volvos, can detect pedestrians at a distance of up to 250 meters, even in high-speed areas such as highways.
Another advantage of Lidar is that it is used day and night because it is not dependent on light. The Lidar in the EX90’s road tracking system will be accompanied by 8 cameras, 5 radars and 16 ultrasonic sensors. While Volvo has revealed the car’s name and safety capabilities, it has yet to share its design and technical details.
Another innovation is the real-time indoor detection system. Two cameras are used to detect situations that endanger driving, especially when the driver is not awake. While this system measures how far the driver looks at the road, it will track his eyes and steering wheel movements to determine if his mind is focused elsewhere.
Joachim de Verdier, Volvo’s head of safe vehicle automation, said about this vehicle;
“We believe the EX90 is the safest Volvo ever to hit the road. All of our security systems, sensors, software and computing power come together to form a protective shield.”
This new flagship from Volvo will be officially unveiled on November 9, 2022.
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