The car firm raised its stake in Zenseact to 100 per cent ownership. It already owned 86.5 per cent of the company.
Zenseact develops software using AI that is currently used for driver assistance systems but could one day enable full self-driving vehicles.
The OnePilot software is currently capable of anticipating and avoiding dangerous traffic situations, even in darkness and generally poor visibility.
It is capable of maintaining safe distances from nearby cars by automatically adjusting the vehicle’s speed and position to handle sharp turns and other tricky situations.
It also makes real-time use of high-definition maps to help the car see beyond the visible horizon and better adjust the driving to what’s beyond the next turn. It uses maps to ensure the vehicle stays centred in the lane even when road markings are hard to spot.
Volvo bought the remaining 13.5 per cent of Zenseact from former owners ECARX as part of “a strategic step” to owning more...