Volvo Cars and NVIDIA announced an expanded partnership on Wednesday to develop automated driving technology for future Volvo models. The collaboration builds on a relationship that first started in 2017.
The two companies aim to build cars that can drive “from door to door.” According to the announcement, this covers highways, busy urban streets, and parking. Volvo will contribute its vehicle safety systems and engineering expertise. NVIDIA will also provide its AI and accelerated computing platforms for the project.
The partnership will use several NVIDIA technologies. These include the NVIDIA Hyperion sensor and compute architecture, Halos OS, and the Alpamayo Stack driving software. However, neither company shared specific chip models or detailed technical specifications.
Volvo plans to debut the technology in an unnamed next-generation car. The automaker recently announced its “largest-ever product push” but did not reveal a launch date. Additionally, the companies described a gradual rollout of “eyes-off and mind-off” driving features. This suggests drivers will eventually not need to watch the road or stay mentally engaged in certain conditions.
Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson said the company has stood “synonymous with car safety for almost 100 years.” He also added that combining this legacy with NVIDIA’s AI “brings safety knowledge and AI technology together.” Meanwhile, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said that “accelerated computing has transformed the car into an intelligent machine that can understand the world around it.”
The partnership also builds on previous work between the two companies. Volvo already uses NVIDIA’s DRIVE Orin chip in its EX90 electric SUV. That chip delivers over 250 TOPS of computing power. Furthermore, Volvo plans to integrate the more powerful DRIVE Thor chip into future models. DRIVE Thor uses NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU architecture and delivers up to 1,000 TOPS.
Volvo sold over 710,000 cars in 2025, with 46% of them electrified. The company employs about 42,600 people and targets net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
