Volvo, Autonomous Cars, LIDAR
LIDAR Standard Equipment in Electric XC90 SUV in 2022 Source: Volvo & Luminar Technologies Volvo's Long Standing Commitment to Life Saving Technologies Sweden based Volvo, now owned by China's Geeley, has a long history of being the first with life saving automotive technologies. It was the first automaker to make side impact airbags standard equipment. It was also the first to make 3 point seatbelts standard. Now, it is the first to make LIDAR sensors standard, no extra cost equipment, starting with its next generation electric XC90 SUV in 2022. This is a major commitment by Volvo to automated and autonomous driving. LIDAR uses laser light pulses to provide precise images of the environment surrounding the car to avoid obstacles, pedestrians, other v...