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Volvo Adds Google HD Maps to EX90, Passes 1 Million OTA Updates

Volvo took the stage at this year’s edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce that it will be adding Google HD Maps to its new EX90 three-row SUV. Regarded as one of the safest Volvos ever built, the all-electric SUV will add this technology to its long list …January 5, 2023

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Volvo Mulling Full-Windshield Head-Up Display

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Volvo has just invested in Israeli start-up Spectralics, which specializes in optical and imaging technology, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. Why? To apparently revolutionize the in-car user experience. How? By integrating a new head-up display system covering the entire windshield. The technology is still at an early stage of …November 25, 2021

New York Auto Show: Apple Officially Won Over the Car Industry

The star of the show in New York this week is not one you’d expect, but one which you already know very well. Apple and its CarPlay interface are featured in most, if not all, the new models on display at the show. In the meantime, it seems as though …March 28, 2018

WardsAuto Announce 10 Best Engines Of 2016

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Each year, WardsAuto compiles its list of 10 significant engines; the 2016 selection has just been unveiled. To be part of the candidates, there were a few criteria: the engine had to be new or significantly improved for 2016 OR have received a nomination from WardsAuto last year. The vehicle …December 14, 2015

Volvo Will Take The Blame If Your Autonomous Car Crashes

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Recently, Volvo’s CEO gave a speech at the Swedish embassy in Washington D.C.; among other things, he spoke about his company’s autonomous vehicles, and more specifically about what would happen if a computer-controlled vehicle screwed up and hit another vehicle. According to Mr. Håkan Samuelsson, Volvo will actually cover the …October 9, 2015

Volvo Wants To Keep Your Children Safe

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Swedish manufacturer Volvo, one of the world’s leaders in safety, just launched the Excellence Child Seat Concept, which is designed to put your children’s safety ahead of everything else. Fitted on a pedestal that replaces the front passenger seat, the contraption faces backwards. This not only gives the rear passenger …July 3, 2015

Ward Announces 2015's 10 Best Engines

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Each year, WardsAuto combs through the automotive launches and concentrates on a particular point: the year's new engines. Each mill is analysed, and a list of Ward's 10 Best Engines is announced. For 2015, the selection is varied: the number of cylinders go from 0 to 8, the power ranges …December 12, 2014

Volvo Unveils High-Performance Drive-E Engine

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Volvo recently decided to concentrate on making one specific type of engine: the four-cylinder. To make sure they could remain competitive with manufacturers who offer turbocharged six-cylinder and even V8 powerplants, they had to develop a slew of new technologies allowing them to offer as much power as the Germans. October 7, 2014

Volvo Tests a Driverless car

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

The autonomous car concept is not a new idea. From the invention of the car (and even further back, if you include the horse-drawn carriage), wealthy owners have hired chauffeurs to drive their cars, so they could use their time for working or sleeping, instead of operating a vehicle. Today, …April 30, 2014

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