Volvo Cars reaches top SDV ranking among legacy automakers

Volvo Cars has become the only legacy automaker globally to achieve Level 5 software-defined vehicle (SDV) capability in S&P Global Mobility’s ranking of carmaker software capabilities. The recognition reflects the company’s ability to deliver over-the-air (OTA) updates that add safety features, increase driving range, unlock faster charging speeds and enhance user experience across its vehicle lineup.

At the core of Volvo Cars’ SDV architecture is HuginCore, an in-house-developed system integrating electrical architecture, a core computer, zone controllers and software. HuginCore underpins the company’s three software-defined models — the EX90, ES90 and EX60 — and enables the conversion of real-world fleet data into training inputs for future safety and driver assistance systems.

Volvo Cars describes the technological transformation as the largest in the company’s near-100-year history, with the SDV architecture enabling faster development cycles and scalable improvements deployed remotely across vehicles already on the road.

In a statement, Håkan Samuelsson, Chief Executive of Volvo Cars, said: “Years of focused engineering efforts and investments have given Volvo software capabilities that only a select few in the industry have achieved. This has enabled us to deliver a step change in customer experiences and development speed.”

Source: Volvo Cars