Supercomputer DRIVE PX2-based Tegra processor is the basis of the active driver assistance systems in serial crossover Volvo XC90, a hundred of which will begin in the next year cruising in the vicinity of the headquarters in the Swedish automaker in automatic mode with the volunteers at the wheel.
It turns out that some hardware solutions is not going to settle for Volvo. As reported by Reuters last resource, the Swedish company creates a joint venture with Autoliv, which will develop control programs for robo car and active driver assistance systems. State yet unnamed joint venture initially will not exceed 200 specialists, but soon it will grow up to 600 people. Volvo itself in the coming months is ready to hire 400 specialists in software development.
The new joint venture will develop algorithms for robo car that will provide interested customers on a reimbursable basis. That is, the preparation of the car to enter the market will look like the release of computer equipment. The manufacturer will be sufficient to determine the hardware platform design and technical characteristics, and Swedish developers offer software that will teach a car to drive yourself. Volvo will use the development of a joint venture for its own needs. active driver assistance systems will be introduced to partners cars by 2019, and in 2021 on the conveyor can be the first robo car with the Swedish software. Volvo company itself, by the way, belongs to the Chinese automaker Geely.