GOTHENBURG: The upcoming Volvo EX60 will be a car that you can talk to in a natural way, as it comes with Gemini, the new AI (artificial intelligence) assistant from Google.
The new EX60 will be the first Volvo to launch with Gemini, which Volvo Cars says can provide hands-free control for everything that matters on the road.
Volvo Cars says it is highly personalised, deeply integrated with the car and allows drivers to manage complex tasks through natural and multi-turn conversation without having to remember specific commands.
Drivers can stay focused on the drive, reducing the need to look at the central display.
For example, drivers can ask Gemini to find a hotel booking address in their email, check if a recently bought item fits in their EX60 trunk or brainstorm ideas for an upcoming road trip.
“The new EX60 is full of human-centric technology designed to enhance your life behind the wheel,” says Volvo Cars chief engineering and technology officer Anders Bell.
“HuginCore, our state-of-the-art system of hardware and software, combines our in-house developed technology with the best services and technologies from tech leaders such as Google, Nvidia and Qualcomm Technologies.”
The EX60 contains the latest iteration of HuginCore, the Volvo Cars core system named after the bird in Norse mythology that empowers the car to think, process and act.
This is the first time that Volvo Cars names its core system, which encompasses the in-house developed electrical architecture, core computer, zone controllers and software inside the EX60.
The next-generation Snapdragon Cockpit Platform from Qualcomm Technologies is an advanced system-on-a-chip that provides the EX60 with the highest level of processing power found inside a Volvo car to date.
The EX60 is also equipped with the Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform by Qualcomm Technologies.
This provides EX60 customers with continuous and ultra responsive connectivity so they can make the most of their four years of complimentary unlimited data.
At the center of the EX60 lies the powerful Nvidia Drive platform, featuring accelerated computing powered by the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin system-on-a-chip, which runs on the safety-certified DriveOS operating system.
As a result of its vast processing power, the EX60 offers the most responsive user experience in any Volvo car to date.
Screens respond quickly, maps load instantly, voice assistants understand passengers better, and everything feels smooth.
Because the EX60 is capable of over 250 trillion operations per second, it does not just process information but learns with every mile.
The car will draw on experiences from other Volvo cars globally, including accidents and near-misses, to keep improving over time.
Like all new Volvo cars, the EX60 will benefit from regular over-the-air updates, meaning that a car that is great from day one will get better as time goes on.
This is enabled by the Volvo Cars Superset tech stack, a smart software foundation which allows Volvo cars to keep getting better over time.
In time, Gemini will be able to use the EX60's cameras to see what you see and answer questions about the world around you.
The upcoming Volvo EX60 offers up to a best-in-class 810km (WLTP) on a single charge in an all-wheel drive configuration, beating even its most recently revealed competitors.
The EX60 can add up to 340km of range in just 10 minutes when using a 400kW fast charger.
All EX60 customers get a 10-year warranty on the battery.
The EX60 will be revealed on Jan 21, 2026.
