Geely-owned Volvo Cars has expanded its partnership with Nvidia to introduce advanced automated driving systems in its next-generation vehicles.

Volvo Cars will incorporate Nvidia’s artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing technologies into its vehicle platforms.

The deployment will use Nvidia’s Hyperion sensor and compute architecture, the Halos operating system, and Alpamayo Stack driving software.

The companies aim to support a phased rollout of “eyes-off” and “mind-off” automated driving capabilities. Their existing partnership began in 2017.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said:“Volvo has spent nearly a century protecting people on the road. Together, we are combining Volvo’s extraordinary vehicle safety systems with Nvidia Hyperion and Halos to build a new generation of cars that make driving safer and more effortless.”   

Using safety knowledge from Volvo Cars, the technology is intended to navigate routes from departure to destination, including motorways, busy city streets, and parking areas.

Volvo Cars aims to introduce the computing architecture across its future electric vehicle range as it develops software-defined vehicles.

The technology will first appear in an upcoming model under the carmaker’s recently announced product programme.

It includes plans for 13 new vehicles by the end of 2030, intended to broaden its customer base and help double market share.

The programme comprises seven models for Western markets and six specifically for China, and Volvo Cars described it as the “largest” product development effort in its history.

The planned vehicles will cover battery electric, electrified, and third-generation hybrid models, targeting customers who are still hesitant to move fully to electric powertrains.

Volvo Cars president and CEO Håkan Samuelsson added: “By working with Nvidia, we bring together two distinct strengths: industry-leading safety knowledge and world-class AI technology. That combination gives us a unique opportunity to create safer and more attractive cars for our customers.” 

Earlier this month, Volvo Cars withdrew its financial guidance for this year, citing an increasingly challenging market situation.

It said the near-term market outlook had worsened, resulting in sales below expectations and a weaker full-year outlook.

The company said it would not meet its previous full-year 2026 outlook statements on volume and cash flow.