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Volvo EX90 Dual-Lidar Active Safety System Clears Euro NCAP Autonomous Collision Tests

Euro NCAP awards the 2026 Volvo EX90 a record 98% Safety Assist score, validating roof-mounted Iris LiDAR capabilities in detecting black tire treads at 250 meters in complete darkness.

Claire Donovan
Claire Donovan
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Volvo EX90 Dual-Lidar Active Safety System Clears Euro NCAP Autonomous Collision Tests
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Euro NCAP awards the 2026 Volvo EX90 a record 98% Safety Assist score, validating roof-mounted Iris LiDAR capabilities in detecting black tire treads at 250 meters in complete darkness.

Safety Benchmark: Volvo’s flagship electric EX90 three-row SUV achieved the highest safety assist rating in Euro NCAP history, successfully avoiding pedestrian, cyclist, and debris collisions at speeds up to 80mph in unlit night trials.

Roof-Mounted Luminar Iris LiDAR

Operating at a 1550nm wavelength, the roof-integrated sensor creates a three-dimensional point cloud of the roadway ahead, unaffected by oncoming high-beam glare or heavy fog conditions.

Nvidia Drive Orin Core Compute

Dual Drive Orin processors fuse data from the LiDAR, 5 radar units, 8 cameras, and 16 ultrasonic sensors to run real-time predictive hazard avoidance models.

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