Polestar reveals the 3, its first electric SUV

What is actually the tech like?

The 3 uses an Android Automotive OS operating system that was launched in the Polestar 2. Above-the-air updates are provided with invest in, some thing Polestar intentionally details out — surely not to ruffle the feathers of a rival CEO.

In a comparable vein, Polestar highlights its hefty use on its radar modules for its exterior protection units. All those radars, which enable energy the cars sophisticated driver aids, such as ahead collision mitigation, are stored in examine by a pair of shut-loop driver checking cameras, which Polestar claims ensures motorists are looking at the road, as opposed to their phone, or enjoying game titles on a display screen or falling asleep.

Can I update my Polestar 3?

The Polestar 3 will launch with two offers that are involved as common: the Plus Pack and the Pilot Pack. The Moreover pack incorporates a 25-speaker audio technique from Bowers & Wilkins with 3D surround sound and Dolby Atmos capability. Polestar also features gentle-closing doorways, an electric powered steering column and a heated steering wheel.

The Pilot Pack is much a lot more loaded. It receives you a head-up display, a suite of driver aid attributes (some of which will be deployed through OTA in 2023), supplemental cameras and an increased lidar procedure. Polestar states that the program prepares the vehicle for autonomous driving down the line.

The Effectiveness Pack improve, other than growing the horsepower output, optimizes the air suspension, receives 22-inch solid wheels, Pirelli P Zero tires and some aesthetic functions.

Edmunds claims

The Polestar 3 is the most current electric powered SUV to hit the industry. It has a substantial value stage and a whole lot of opposition, but we are fired up to see how it stacks up.