In the house of Volvodeployment remote updates OTA (Over-the-Air) continues to operate in various global markets. These wireless software updates are the technology that makes Volvo cars even more efficient.
Volvo is one of the leaders in the automotive sector when it comes to remote car software updates: with OTA updates, you no longer need to go to a Volvo dealer to receive the latest version of the embedded system softwarewhich allows you to keep it up-to-date in full transparency:
“Thanks to OTA updates and the rapid growth of our in-house software development, we can build and deploy new features and improve the customer experience much faster than before”says Alvin Bakkenes, software development manager at Volvo Cars.
Volvo: over a million updates
The eleventh software update Volvo is set to affect at least 350,000 of the brand’s vehicles worldwide: this is Volvo’s biggest rollout wave to date, which will lead to over a million the total number of OTA updates performed by customers of the Scandinavian manufacturer.
In general, you can take advantage of Volvo’s remote software update 68 countries, including France and Monaco, making it possible to reach more than 95% of the brand’s customers. Coverage continues to expand, with 22 new countries added after the latest wave of OTA updates.
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Volvo: new features
The latest OTA update released by Volvo adds new opportunities to brand cars: for example, American customers can now useGoogle Assistant voice assistant from a compatible device to interact with the car.
Thus, thanks to the voice assistant, it is possible to check the battery level or the fuel level, turn on the air conditioner or remotely control the charging of the car by saying, for example “Ok Google, turn on the heater in my car”. Outside of the US, these features will soon be available in Volvo cars in other markets around the world in a future update.
Volvo: more comprehensive functions
This update also includes “Care Key” function. (or the orange key) that limits the maximum speed of the car is useful if you entrust it to a young driver or a parking attendant. And in some European markets (Greece, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Iceland), Volvo customers can now use unlimited data on the built-in SIM card.
The latest software update also adds a dedicated button in the device pairing menu to deactivate a paired device from the infotainment system. Customers can view the details of this software update (version 2.5) in the Volvo Cars app.
Source: Auto Plus
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