#volvo-ex90

#volvo-ex90

Then there are the so-called legacy automakers, such as General Motors and the Volkswagen Group, which are trying hard, stumbling often, and still making some progress. The last group is barely even trying. It includes Toyota and Stellantisboth of which seem far too comfortable selling gas cars and hybrids, but are dabbling in EVs just enough to say that they're in on the transition.

The Volvo EX90 was supposed to put Sweden on the map as a leader in electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). But while the SUV is impressive, its buggy software turned its launch into a spiraling mess, with lawsuits from angry owners, a Reddit page replete with horror stories related to software bugs and a scathing review from Consumer Reports. Now, for model year 2026, Volvo is trying extremely hard to right those wrongs with a sweeping upgrade for the EX90. There's new hardware, improved software, a heavily upgraded electrical architecture and a stack of new features that should finally make the SUV live up to its initial hype.

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.