Volvo will use Nvidia’s tech for hands-free, point-to-point driving

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沃尔沃将使用英伟达的技术实现免提点对点驾驶。

The system will be similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving in that it will enable hands-free, point-to-point partially automated driving on local roads.

该系统将类似于特斯拉的“全自动驾驶”（Full Self-Driving），能够在当地道路上实现免提、点对点的部分自动驾驶。

Volvo plans to launch hands-free, point-to-point driving by 2030, powered by Nvidia’s latest AI technology. The Chinese-owned, Swedish-designed automaker said Thursday it would use Nvidia’s autonomous driving stack to power a new partially automated driving system similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised).

沃尔沃计划在2030年前推出由英伟达最新人工智能技术驱动的免提点对点驾驶功能。这家由中国拥有、瑞典设计的汽车制造商周四表示，将使用英伟达的自动驾驶技术栈来驱动一套类似于特斯拉“全自动驾驶（监督版）”的新型部分自动驾驶系统。

Volvo says the new point-to-point system will be Level 2++, meaning it can handle complex urban environments, including traffic lights, stop signs, and unprotected left turns without explicit driver control. In addition to Tesla’s FSD, it will also resemble the Nvidia-powered system that Mercedes-Benz recently rolled out for the all-new CLA sedan, said Ali Kani, VP and general manager of the automotive team at Nvidia, in an interview with The Verge.

沃尔沃表示，这一新的点对点系统将达到L2++级别，意味着它可以在无需驾驶员明确干预的情况下处理复杂的城市环境，包括红绿灯、停车标志和无保护左转。英伟达汽车团队副总裁兼总经理阿里·卡尼（Ali Kani）在接受《The Verge》采访时表示，除了特斯拉的FSD外，它还将类似于梅赛德斯-奔驰最近为全新CLA轿车推出的英伟达驱动系统。

Volvo will use Nvidia’s Hyperion platform, which includes the chipmaker’s high-powered silicon, as well as additional sensors mounted around the vehicle so the car can see and perceive its surroundings. The automaker will also utilize Nvidia’s Alpamayo software, which uses “reasoning” models to make sense of complex road conditions and plan where to steer, brake, or accelerate. The setup will not include lidar, though it could include the laser sensor if Volvo decides to add it in the future.

沃尔沃将使用英伟达的Hyperion平台，其中包括该芯片制造商的高性能芯片，以及安装在车辆周围的额外传感器，以便车辆能够观察和感知周围环境。该汽车制造商还将利用英伟达的Alpamayo软件，该软件使用“推理”模型来理解复杂的道路状况，并规划转向、制动或加速的时机。该配置将不包含激光雷达，但如果沃尔沃未来决定添加，它也可以包含该激光传感器。

By expanding its preexisting partnership with Volvo, the automaker is trying to correct some of its failed automated driving projects of the past. The automaker had to effectively sideline its Ride Pilot Level 3 unsupervised autonomous driving system in the US after failing to obtain regulatory approval. Volvo also planned to add lidar sensors to some of its models, but that plan fell away after its supplier Luminar went bankrupt.

通过扩大与沃尔沃现有的合作关系，这家汽车制造商正试图纠正过去一些失败的自动驾驶项目。此前，由于未能获得监管部门的批准，该公司不得不搁置其在美国的Ride Pilot L3级无人监督自动驾驶系统。沃尔沃还曾计划在其部分车型中增加激光雷达传感器，但在其供应商Luminar破产后，该计划也随之告吹。

Volvo is also bringing its own reputation for safety to the table. The automaker wants to combine its safety expertise with Nvidia’s technology to improve the overall system, including contributing its proprietary driver-understanding systems, which analyze driver behavior in considerably greater detail than a basic driver monitoring system, said Alwin Bakkenes, head of global software engineering at Volvo Cars.

沃尔沃也带来了其在安全方面的声誉。沃尔沃汽车全球软件工程负责人阿尔温·巴肯内斯（Alwin Bakkenes）表示，该公司希望将其安全专业知识与英伟达的技术相结合，以改进整个系统，包括贡献其专有的驾驶员理解系统，该系统对驾驶员行为的分析比基本的驾驶员监控系统要详细得多。

“Our brand Volvo is synonymous with safety, and safety is synonymous with trust,” Bakkenes said in an interview. “People get into our cars not expecting anything bad to happen, but they feel intrinsically that if they’re ever in a situation … we will do our utmost to keep people safe, to protect them from harm.”

“我们的品牌沃尔沃是安全的代名词，而安全是信任的代名词，”巴肯内斯在采访中说道。“人们坐进我们的车里，并不期望发生任何坏事，但他们从内心深处感到，如果他们陷入某种困境……我们将尽最大努力确保人们的安全，保护他们免受伤害。”

Another important component is Volvo’s connected safety technology that allows its vehicles to exchange information about hazards and conditions ahead, including roadworks. Sharing this information can effectively extend the system’s awareness beyond what an individual vehicle’s sensors can detect, potentially improving the operating capabilities of the self-driving functionality.

另一个重要组成部分是沃尔沃的互联安全技术，该技术允许其车辆交换有关前方危险和路况（包括道路施工）的信息。共享这些信息可以有效地将系统的感知范围扩展到单个车辆传感器所能检测到的范围之外，从而可能提高自动驾驶功能的运行能力。

Volvo plans to make the new point-to-point driving system available across its vehicle lineup, from entry-level to high-end versions — though the company didn’t reveal which models will come first. The timeline was also a little vague, with Bakkenes only confirming that it will launch “before the end of the decade.”

沃尔沃计划将其新的点对点驾驶系统应用于其整个产品线，从入门级到高端版本——尽管该公司并未透露哪些车型会率先搭载。时间表也有些模糊，巴肯内斯仅确认它将在“本十年结束前”推出。

Kani also pointed to the commercial implications, noting that point-to-point driving may prove to be more valuable than a system limited to highway assistance. Nvidia sees the partnership as an opportunity not only to advance the technology but also to help Volvo develop its business model around ongoing software-based offerings, he said.

卡尼还指出了其商业意义，指出点对点驾驶可能比仅限于高速公路辅助的系统更有价值。他说，英伟达将此次合作视为一个机会，不仅可以推进技术发展，还可以帮助沃尔沃围绕持续的软件产品开发其商业模式。