Volvo will build a hands-free, point-to-point driving system on three Nvidia products and launch it before the end of the decade. Volvo keeps its own driver-understanding and connected-safety systems, so what it buys is the driving layer.
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Mercedes-Benz will put Wayve's Level 2 driver assist in a model due within two years
Mercedes-Benz will build Wayve's Level 2 driving software into at least one model due within two years, with the human still driving. The deal gives the startup more reach through carmakers, but its driverless product still has to prove itself in separate robotaxi work.
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The updated XC60 and XC90 carry a 41.2 kWh pack with 37.9 kWh usable, good for a preliminary 78 electric miles, and Volvo is counting on hybrid demand to help fund its coming pure EVs.
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Geely put an 800-volt platform in a sedan priced 43 per cent under the Xiaomi SU7
The Galaxy TT starts at 129,900 yuan with 800-volt charging on every trim and LiDAR on four of the five, and the launch price came in 16,000 yuan below the presale sticker Geely set for it a month earlier.
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Volvo pulls the electric EX40 from the US while shipping it the same 2028 refresh
Both compact SUVs get the bigger screen, Gemini and a new sensor suite for the 2028 model year, and Engadget reports only the combustion XC40 goes on sale in America, which makes the EV's exit a distribution call.
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- Confidence50