Volvo EX90 to feature new highly detail mapping

Mapping in cars just became a lot more detailed thanks to a partnership between Volvo and Google.

The new electric Volvo EX90 will feature Google’s HD map technology – comprehensive mapping designed specifically for car makers that provides highly detailed and up-to-date road information.

This will assist with navigation and assisted driving in the short-term, and will help to enable autonomous driving in the future.

Of course the Volvo EX90 won’t just rely on maps; the mapping will work together with the car’s lidar (a detection system which works on the principle of radar, but uses light from a laser), five radars and eight cameras to understand the car’s surroundings. The same technology will also feature in the new Polestar 3.