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Make your cycle shine with Volvo’s reflective LifePaint, finally selling online

Volvo introduced its glow-in-the-dark spray last year, but supplies were severely limited. This week it's started selling it online for the first time, offering safety-conscious cyclists another way of standing out when they hit the streets at night.
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Volvo pits its Iron Knight race truck against S60 Polestar TC1 race car

Volvo Trucks pitted its 2,400-horsepower Iron Knight race truck against a World Touring Car Championship S60 Polestar TC1.
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Volvo tuner Polestar will harness electrification to take on AMG and BMW M

Polestar is positioned as Volvo's performance division, but it will build faster variants of existing cars instead of designing stand-alone models.
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Hate stopping for gas? With Volvo’s new concierge program, you don’t have to

Volvo is rolling out a pilot concierge program for select XC90 and S90 owners in San Francisco.
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Volvo set to shift production from Europe, build more cars in China

Volvo will soon build cars spanning its entire lineup at three plants in China, as well as existing European plants and a new U.S. factory.
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Volvo’s V90 Cross Country is the cure for the common crossover

Exclusively offered with a turbo four, the V90 Cross Country replaces the XC70 as Volvo's alternative to a crossover.
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Volvo’s cars will soon be able to talk to one another through the cloud

If your car is a Volvo, it will soon be able to communicate with its other four-wheeled friends.
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If you get in the way of Volvo's new electric buses, they'll honk at you automatically

Volvo has revealed a new strategy to let unobservant walkers know that they're in the path of one of the company's otherwise silent electric buses - a horn.
2017 Volvo V60 Cross Country

2017 Volvo V60 Cross Country First Drive

Volvo has updated its mid-size all-wheel-drive V60 Cross Country wagon with its latest fuel-efficient Drive-E engine and a number of other excellent new features.
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School’s in session — Nvidia’s driverless system learns by watching

After spending 72 hours watching human drivers, Nvidia's GPU-based computers were able to construct a road-worthy driverless car system.
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Volvo will take the wraps off its V90 Cross Country wagon this month

The Volvo V90 Cross Country will be unveiled later this month, about 20 years after the unveiling of the first Cross Country model.
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Volvo and Autoliv are creating a new company to sell self-driving car software

Volvo is partnering with Autoliv Inc "to set up a new jointly owned company to develop next-generation autonomous driving software."
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Volvo built a record-smashing 2,400 HP truck as fast as a Porsche 911

The record-setting Volvo Iron Knight boasts an upgraded turbo diesel engine, and a lightweight cab.
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Let the battle begin: Uber and Lyft both motivated to win market share

Uber isn't competing with Didi and Lyft isn't going to be bought out, so the two companies now can focus on building their respective market shares.
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Volvo Trucks' Iron Duke is the Veyron of the big-rig world

The Volvo Iron Duke boasts an upgraded turbodiesel engine, and a lightweight cab made out of fiberglass.
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Sharing the road: Volvo and Uber will jointly develop self-driving cars

Volvo and Uber will work together to continue development of autonomous cars, using a common "base vehicle" manufactured by Volvo.
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Tesla joins Volvo and Mercedes in walking back ‘self-driving’ terminology

Language that describes driver assist modes takes another turn when Tesla removes 'Autopilot' and 'self-driving' from Chinese website following a crash.
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Volvo draws a clear line in the sand on autonomous vehicles

Volvo is adamant that its future autonomous cars will let drivers take control when they want but won't require driver attention in autonomous mode.
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Tesla staff members score lowest on car salesroom test — by design

Compared to traditional car sales personnel, Tesla showroom Product Specialists are more like "museum curators," just as CEO Elon Musk wants them to behave.
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Most consumers OK with giving up boring driving chores but want the fun parts

Recent surveys show the majority of drivers are OK with cars doing the boring parts of driving but demand the ability to drive when they need to or want to.
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Enthusiasm for self-driving cars varies by state, says Volvo

Autonomous cars are most popular in New York and California, and least popular in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, according to a Volvo survey.
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First drive: 2017 Volvo S90

Volvo has created an all-new midsize luxury sedan to compete with the best of Germany, Japan, and America. From any angle, the 2017 Volvo S90 is a winner.
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This plug-in hybrid SUV is the most powerful production Volvo ever

The Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid will get a Polestar upgrade package that boosts output to 421 horsepower and 501 pound-feet of torque.
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Volvo's efficient and powerful gas electric hybrids may replace diesel engines

Volvo is readying electric and gasoline hybrid engines that deliver the power and torque of diesels with lower emissions and operating costs.
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Mapping the autonomous future: TomTom launches HD navigation data for 17 states

At TU-Automotive Detroit 2016, navigation specialist TomTom debuted HD mapping data for 17 new states to help carmakers develop autonomous technology.
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Volvo, Ford, win coveted connected car awards

Tu-Automotive recognized Volvo for covering all aspects of in-car tech, while Ford took first for its efforts to bring in-car tech to the masses.
Volvo S90 and V90 with Polestar Performance Optimization

Volvo S90 and V90 get mild performance upgrades, but more could be more on the way

Volvo will offer its Polestar Performance Optimization package on the new S90 sedan and V90 station wagon. Other upgrades may follow.
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Volvo’s next-generation Polestar models could boast 600 horsepower

Volvo may build 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid Polestar performance versions of its S90 sedan and V90 wagon, combining performance with efficiency.
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Volvo predicts it will have fully autonomous cars for sale by 2020

Stepping up its game in the driverless car world arena, Volvo says it will move ahead of other carmakers and not require driver attention by 2020.
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That’s a Volvo? How the 40 Series concepts buck Sweden’s staid reputation

Volvo has introduced the modular platform that will underpin its next compact models. Part of the 40-series family, the compacts will offer advanced hybrid and electric drivetrains, a stylish design, and a long list of high-tech features.
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Volvo downsizes its winning formula with 40 Series concepts

The Volvo 40 Series concepts preview upcoming compact cars based on Volvo's Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) platform.
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Volvo’s head-turning V90 station wagon has been revealed prematurely by leaked images

Based on the S90 sedan, the Volvo V90 wagon borrows styling cues from the Concept Estate design study that was shown two years ago at the Geneva Show.
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Volvo's face-lifted V40 hatchback does its best XC90 impression

The 2017 Volvo V40 gets a new grille, redesigned headlights, and a CleanZone system that filters outside air before it enters the cabin.
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Volvo’s new V90 proves the words ‘wagon’ and ‘sleek’ aren’t mutually exclusive

Based on the S90 sedan, the Volvo V90 wagon borrows styling cues from the Concept Estate design study that was shown two years ago at the Geneva Show.