The upcoming Volvo ES90 will be a supercomputer on wheels

Volvo teased its upcoming ES90 sedan, revealing an interesting feature. The ES90 gets the powerful Nvidia Drive AGX Orin system, making it the most computationally powerful car Volvo has ever created. This advanced technology is part of Volvo's new "Superset" tech stack, a modular platform designed to underpin all future Volvo vehicles.

At the heart of the ES90's intelligence, we get the dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin configuration. This system can perform a staggering 508 trillion operations per second (TOPS). It can handle everything from advanced safety features to managing the battery. Its computational power represents an eight-fold increase compared to Nvidia's previous Xavier computer, which Volvo used before. This leap in computing capability allows Volvo to enhance its deep learning models and neural networks, expanding from 40 million to 200 million parameters.

The ES90 is built on Volvo's SPA2 architecture, which is the same platform used for the EX90 electric SUV. Both vehicles share the Superset tech stack, a modular engineering platform designed to create safer cars more efficiently. Superset can get over-the-air software updates, a feature pioneered by Tesla, allowing Volvo to continuously improve the car's performance and features. Volvo envisions a future where driver assist technology and battery range can be upgraded over time with few lines of code.

One of the key benefits of this new computing platform is its impact on safety. Safety has been Volvo's middle name forever, but the ES90 takes it to the next level. The advanced processing power introduces sophisticated AI-based active safety features. The car's sensors, combined with the super-fast Orin system, can react to potential hazards faster and more effectively.

The Superset platform allows Volvo to refine its deep learning models and neural networks. This means the car can better understand its surroundings, make better, more informed decisions, and as a result, provide a more refined and personalized driving experience. The ES90 is designed to be a car that gets better with age, thanks to the continuous improvements enabled by over-the-air updates.

The ES90 is Volvo's take on the future of electric cars. It promises to blend cutting-edge technology with safety and continuous improvement. It looks like the ES90 will be a big step forward in the evolution of EVs. And that's exactly what we came to expect from Volvo.

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