The Volvo EX90 Will Keep an Eye on the Driver

• Volvo gets ready to unveil the electric successor to the XC90, badged EX90, in November of this year ahead of the start of sales in 2023.

• The Volvo EX90 will feature advanced driver monitoring systems that will analyze driver attention and notify the driver if needed.

• New electric model is also expected to feature SAE Level 3 driver-assist tech with LiDAR and other sensors, allowing for eyes-off, hands-off automated driving where suitable and permitted.

The Volvo brand has been synonymous with safety for decades, and almost every major vehicle debut from the automaker manages to raise the bar when it comes to safety technology. The upcoming EX90 electric SUV will be no different when it lands here in 2023, arriving at a time when safety technology is more than just about the airbag count, as it was 20 years ago, and when autonomous tech and driver-assist systems are advancing faster than legislation can keep up with them.

Volvo's EX90, scheduled to be revealed November 9 ahead of its market launch next year, will seek to raise the bar when it comes to driver attention monitoring systems, and not just because its Ride Pilot will be a Level 3 system that allow drivers to take their eyes off the road. For all those times when Ride Pilot will not be in use, driver attention is still crucial.

"It’s a car designed to understand you and its surroundings to help keep you, your loved ones and others in traffic safe. It can also get smarter and safer over time, as it learns from new data and receives updates," the automaker says.