If you own a 2025 Volvo EX90, here's some good news: you're getting a car computer upgrade. Even better news? It's free.
The Swedish automaker says that owners of model year 2025 EX90s—like the one we tested earlier this summer—are eligible for an upgrade to the electric vehicle's core computer. Specifically, the cars will get a new dual Nvidia DRIVE AGX Orin setup, which Volvo says will improve performance and reduce battery drainage, as well as enabling some features that have been TBD so far.
That will presumably be welcome news—the EX90 is a shining example of how the "minimal viable product" idea has infiltrated the auto industry from the tech sphere. That's because Volvo has had a heck of time with the EX90 development, having to delay the EV not once but twice in order to get a handle on the car's software.
When we got our first drive in the electric SUV this time last year, that London Taxi-like hump on the roof contained a functional lidar that didn't wasn't actually integrated into the car's advanced driver-assistance systems. In fact, a whole load of features weren't ready yet, not just ADAS features.
The EX90 was specced with a single Orin chip, together with a less-powerful Xavier chip, also from Nvidia. But that combo isn't up to the job, and for the ES90 electric sedan, the automaker went with a pair of Orins. And that's what it's going to retrofit to existing MY25 EX90s, gratis.