“The resulting system is designed to safely handle fully autonomous driving on public roads and highways,” Volvo said in a statement. Volvo is the latest vehicle maker to have partnered with chipmaker Nvidia after the two firms signed a multi - year agreement to develop an AI - backed , flexible , scalable self - driving system for Volvo . The technology will be piloted before commercial deployment but Volvo CTO Per Stenqvist declined to offer a firm timeline . Meanwhile , seven Volvo FH16 ##s equipped with the firm 's autonomous systems will begin paid operations in Norway this winter , moving coal from a mine to a port .
Volvo is the latest vehicle maker to have partnered with chipmaker Nvidia after the two firms signed a multi - year agreement to develop an AI - backed , flexible , scalable self - driving system for Volvo . The technology will be piloted before commercial deployment but Volvo CTO Per Stenqvist declined to offer a firm timeline . Meanwhile , seven Volvo FH16 ##s equipped with the firm 's autonomous systems will begin paid operations in Norway this winter , moving coal from a mine to a port .