Volvo to Make Semiautonomous Driving a Standard Feature on S90

LAS VEGAS—Volvo Car Corp., the Swedish auto maker, said it would make semiautonomous driving capability a standard feature on the S90, its flagship sedan, which will debut next week at the Detroit auto show.

Volvo made the announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday.

The feature would allow the car to handle steering, braking and acceleration up to 80 mph on roads with clear lane markings. The only other auto maker offering similar capabilities is Tesla Motors Inc. with its autopilot feature. Tesla offers autopilot as an option on its Model S and Model X vehicles.

Volvo, though small in size relative to luxury rivals like Audi AG, has been very aggressive in pushing forward with autonomous vehicle technology. Volvo will be the first car company to use a new Nvidia Corp. car-based super computer designed to control autonomous vehicles. The auto maker, owned by Chinese company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, plans to begin selling 100 autonomous cars in Sweden in 2017.

The S90 will go on sale in 2016, the company said.

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January 06, 2016 20:45 ET (01:45 GMT)

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