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December 02, 2021 12:10 PM

Polestar to develop own platform; teases Polestar 3 crossover

Volvo-affiliated EV maker will increase the number of showrooms globally to 150

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    The Polestar 3 will include lidar, electronics and software that would enable "autonomous highway piloting" to customers "around mid-decade."

    Polestar plans to develop its own architecture for upcoming vehicles.

    The Volvo-affiliated automaker on Thursday also released a revealing teaser image of its much-anticipated Polestar 3 crossover, set to debut in 2022.

    The company said the Polestar 3 will include lidar, electronics and software that would enable "autonomous highway piloting" to customers "around mid-decade."

    "From here on in, Polestar is all about growth," Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said in a statement.

    The announcements come as Polestar prepares to go public via a merger with the special purpose acquisition company Gores Guggenheim in the first half of 2022, a deal valued at $20 billion.

    Polestar said it would increase the number of so-called "Spaces," or showrooms, it has globally to 150 by the end of 2022 from 86 today. In the U.S., it said it would grow to 38 showrooms in 2022 and 50 by 2023 from 25 now. It will also open "satellite sales offices" for lower-volume markets and launch an importing operation with "experienced local partners" in some markets.

    The company is increasing the size of its showroom network as it looks to dramatically grow its global sales in the coming years. Polestar said it is "on target" to reach its plan for 29,000 vehicle deliveries this year and expects to sell 290,000 annually by 2025, operating in 30 markets by the end of 2023.

    "This adoption from internal combustion to EV is going to grow at a startling rate in the coming years, so naturally with the advent of the network growing and the brand awareness and product portfolio continuing to grow, we're going to be there with an offer," said Gregor Hembrough, head of Polestar USA, in an interview with Automotive News. Hembrough, along with Ingenlath, spoke with investors and media on Thursday in New York.

    Polestar said it will launch a new model every year for the next three years, beginning with the Polestar 3. The company debuted a new teaser image of the crossover today, featuring the vehicle wrapped in camouflage.The four-door crossover has a sporty look, with a sloping silhouette and a front end marked by thin headlights.

    Polestar said it will equip the model with hardware and electronics that would enable autonomous highway driving by the middle of the decade, including lidar sensors from Luminar Technologies and computer electronics components from Nvidia.

    Ingenlath, speaking with Automotive News, said Polestar is hesitant to label the system as having either Level 3 or Level 4 autonomy, though he described it as a "big, great step into the autonomous age."

    "We very clearly describe what it can do: It is you letting go in an autonomous situation on the highway, with the driver out of the loop and having hands off the steering wheel and the car taking over on that stretch," he said. "Some would call that Level 4. If you're very strict on what the definitions are, it's more of a Level 3-plus."

    Polestar is also developing its own "bespoke aluminum spaceframe platform architecture," a departure for the company, which has until now shared platforms with Volvo. The company expects to debut the new platform on the Polestar 5.

    Ingenlath said developing its own platform is crucial for Polestar so that it does not have to make compromises to vehicle design as it rolls out new models. He pointed to last year's Precept concept as an example of how building on a unique platform can enable different designs.

    "If we were to put that onto an available mass-production platform that we find in the toolbox of the group, we definitely would have compromised on the result," he said.

    In the meantime, Polestar said it would soon roll out over-the-air updates for purchase for the Polestar 2, including one that would provide a performance boost of 68 horsepower. The upgrade will sell for about 1,000 euros ($1,130) in most markets, a company spokesman said.

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