Polestar 3 enhanced with new features and complimentary hardware upgrade

  • Latest over-the-air (OTA) update adds extra features and software stability and for selected devices, digital key capability to Polestar 3
  • Polestar committed to comprehensively upgrade its vehicles throughout their lifecycle with intensive OTA program
  • Ninth software update since 2024 launch, adding new features and enhanced software stability to Polestar 3
  • Polestar 3 model year 2026 to benefit from NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin processor with complimentary hardware upgrade for existing customers

 

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – 20 February 2025. Polestar is continuing with its commitment to comprehensively update the Polestar 3 throughout its lifecycle. Since delivering the first customer Polestar 3 in June 2024, the Swedish brand has implemented nine software updates to its flagship SUV, while across its three-car range it has delivered over 30 OTA software updates since launching the Polestar 2 in 2020.

 

This most recent OTA software update for the Polestar 3, the first software-defined vehicle from Europe, adds additional features such as walk-away locking and digital key functionality for selected devices.

 

Polestar digital key functionality allows smartphone* users to enjoy the convenience of unlocking, locking or starting their vehicle while leaving their phone in their pocket. Polestar digital key functionality can be shared cross platform**. ​

Michael Lohscheller, Polestar CEO, says, "With our over-the-air updates we can continue to make our cars better over time, and with the latest updates for Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 we’ve done just that. Our customers asked for digital key functionality, and so we delivered, and we’ll continue to add value for our customers over the lifetime of their cars.”

OTA updates aren’t limited to additional applications, features or greater software stability but can also include changes to driving attributes and active safety systems. Thanks to its centralised core computing system, Polestar 3 offers even greater possibilities for comprehensive updates.

 

For model year 2026 the Polestar 3 will be delivered with an upgrade from its current -generation NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier processor to a new, more powerful, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin processor.

 

Crucially, this hardware update, which will bring with it even greater computing power, will also be offered to all existing Polestar 3 customers as a complimentary upgrade, staying true to the Swedish brand’s promise to continue to add value and deliver the very best user experience to its customers.

Michael Lohscheller, Polestar CEO, continues, "Polestar 3, the first software-defined vehicle from Europe, gets even more brain power. The ability to upgrade the hardware of our cars when new technologies become available is the perfect demonstration of our commitment to deliver the very best ownership experience to our customers. With the Orin processor upgrade, the already outstanding Polestar 3 gets even better.”

This complimentary hardware change will be performed at a Polestar authorised service point, and customers will be contacted when the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin processor is available to be fitted.

 

Polestar will be one of the first - alongside Volvo- to launch Google’s Car Ready Mobile Apps program. Designed to make it easier for developers to distribute their large screen optimised mobile apps to car screens, Polestar drivers will be able to enjoy dozens of new apps while parked, including Farm Heroes Saga and F1 TV. These apps are now live in the Google Play Store on Polestar 2, with Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 planned to follow later this year.

 

Release notes for the most recent OTA updates can be found here:

Polestar 2

Polestar 3

Polestar 4

 

Ends.

 

Notes to editors

*Compatible devices:

iPhone 11 or later with the latest version of iOS 

Apple Watch Series 6 or later with the latest version of watchOS

Samsung (check compatibility on the phone manufacturer website)

Google (check compatibility on the phone manufacturer website)

 

**This means that Polestar digital key can be shared between Android and iOS.

Trademark notices:

Android, Google and Google Play are trademarks owned by Google LLC.

Apple, iOS and iPhone are trademarks owned by Apple Inc.

NVIDIA, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin and NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier are trademarks owned by NVIDIA Corporation Inc.

Polestar is a trademark owned by Polestar Holding AB.

Samsung is a trademark owned by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Evi Boits

Communications Manager, oona agency

Stefanie De Belder

 

 

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Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is the Swedish electric performance car brand with a focus on uncompromised design and innovation, and the ambition to accelerate the change towards a sustainable future. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, its cars are available in 27 markets globally across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. 

Polestar has three models in its line-up: Polestar 2, Polestar 3, and Polestar 4. Planned models include the Polestar 5 four-door GT (to be introduced in 2025), the Polestar 6 roadster and the Polestar 7 compact SUV. With its vehicles currently manufactured on two continents, North America and Asia, Polestar plans to diversify its manufacturing footprint further, with production of Polestar 7 planned in Europe.

Polestar has an unwavering commitment to sustainability and has set an ambitious roadmap to reach its climate targets: halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 per-vehicle-sold and become climate-neutral across its value chain by 2040. Polestar’s comprehensive sustainability strategy covers the four areas of Climate, Transparency, Circularity, and Inclusion. 

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