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Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia for hands-free driving
Volvo says its new point-to-point system, built on Nvidia's autonomous driving stack, will be a Level 2++ setup like Tesla's supervised mode; you still watch the road.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by TechCrunch: “Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia”, with reporting from The Verge.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:39 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Nvidia.
- BBN covered this story before: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urges U.S.-China dialogue on 'potentially… (October 15).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVolvo says it will launch hands-free, point-to-point driving by twenty thirty, powered by Nvidia, and the system is rated Level two plus plus.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHands-free, bro. I'm taking a nap on the highway and waking up at my exit.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentLevel two means you are still the driver, so those two pluses are just a longer way to say supervised.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree pluses sounds like a streaming service I'd actually pay for.
The story so far
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- Nvidia and Micron Rally as OpenAI Funding Picture Brightens · MarketWatch
- Microsoft's new Maia 300 AI chip cuts reliance on Nvidia · The Verge
- Nvidia tones down DLSS 5 faces for Hogwarts Legacy launch · The Verge
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urges U.S.-China dialogue on 'potentially… · CNBC
- Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia for hands-free driving (this story)
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