There are now reports that Swedish car brand Volvo is set to ditch its flagship models' LiDAR tech entirely in 2026.
Volvo’s decision to strip lidar hardware from its 2026 lineup marks a sharp turn for a brand that had positioned laser ...
After promoting lidar sensor technology over the past few years, Volvo is now dropping it, citing supplier Luminar's failure to meet contract obligations.
Volvo is surprisingly removing a safety-relevant key technology from its upcoming flagships. The abandonment of lidar will ...
After years of pushing the technology, Volvo now assures that its cars can deliver a high level of safety even without lidar.
Volvo canceled a five-year contract with Luminar and will ship the 2026 ES90 and EX90 without lidar sensors, nailing the coffin for the lidar supplier ...
Luminar Technologies Inc., a U.S. company that makes long-range LiDAR sensors for vehicles, is facing fresh pressure after ...
Despite being a pioneer in the use of LiDAR tech in cars, Volvo has dropped the tech for 2026 and terminated a long-term ...
Volvo Cars has terminated its supply deal with Luminar Technologies, the US-based automotive lidar pioneer whose financial ...
Luminar, unsurprisingly, isn’t happy with Volvo’s decision. Back in late October, when Volvo shifted LiDAR from standard to ...
The Volvo EX90 and ES90 EVs are no longer manufactured with a LiDAR scanner on their roofs, following the termination of its ...
Volvo and Luminar have worked closely together since 2020, when Volvo first announced its intention to use lidar on a ...