Volvo intensifies push to develop software in-house
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Buying software left Volvo "beholden" to its suppliers, Rowan told Automotive News Europe in a separate interview last year. Having this expertise means that Volvo does not need to make the lidar, radars, cameras and sensors that will partially or fully drive its future models. Rowan said Monday that Krakow was chosen ahead of about a dozen other cities because it has a "burgeoning software scene," giving the company the ability to quintuple its headcount in the next two years. Volvo signaled with the launch of the EX90 flagship electric SUV that its future will be built around full-electric cars that are increasingly sold online and powered by cutting-edge core computers. To achieve that goal, the automaker also opened software development tech hubs in Bangalore, India, and Stockholm, Sweden, late last year.