Volvo EX90 Teases Headrest And Headlight Forward Of November 9 Debut

The Volvo EX90 debuts in just some days, however earlier than that occurs, the automaker has a couple of extra teasers to share. The 2 photos are like many others as they don’t present a lot, highlighting a headrest and what seems to be a headlight.

Volvo teased the SUV’s exterior design final week, blurring the car past recognition. Nevertheless, the Thor’s Hammer headlight motif shined by, and that’s what one of many pictures seems to depict. The brand new teasers come from Volvo Automobile UK on social media, which posted the pictures with the caption, “Nearly 100 years of security, quickly to be revealed in its newest kind.”

In the course of the lead-up to the EX90’s debut, the automaker emphasised that security and expertise could be on the forefront with this new mannequin. Volvo is cramming the electrical SUV with sensors inside and outside so the automobile can perceive its environment and the individuals within it. Not solely will Volvo prepare cameras on the driving force, nevertheless it’ll additionally cowl the inside with radar able to detecting a sleeping youngster or a forgotten pet. It’ll have 16 ultrasonic sensors, eight cameras, and 5 radars only for the outside, with the state-of-the-art LiDAR system built-in into the SUV’s roof.

Volvo is laying the groundwork for a world the place unsupervised autonomous driving is feasible. Nevertheless, automobiles with full-scale, ubiquitous self-driving capabilities are possible a number of years or a long time away. The automaker positioned the LiDAR as excessive as doable on the car so it may see so far as doable. It’s able to detecting a pedestrian as much as 250 meters (820 ft away).

The automaker hasn’t teased something in regards to the powertrain, and we possible gained’t be taught something this near the reveal. We’d wager Volvo focuses on maximizing the vary versus outright efficiency. The EX90 may also be residence to recycled supplies, with Volvo utilizing about 50 kilos (110 kilos) of recycled bio-based supplies and plastic within the car’s building.

Leaked patent photos revealed the EX90 lengthy earlier than Volvo was prepared, exhibiting off an SUV that appears just like the model’s present fashions. It doesn’t appear like the EX90 will drift removed from the corporate’s present design language, however we’ll know for positive when the mannequin debuts on Wednesday, November 9.