Volvo introduced that two of its fashions are actually appropriate with over-the-air software program updates. The electrical XC40 Recharge and three variations of the XC60 are eligible to obtain a wide range of wi-fi modifications together with driving vary enhancements and small bug fixes.
The Swedish agency revealed particulars about its over-the-air software program updating system shortly after going public. It is appropriate with the brand new Android-based infotainment system present in lots of its automobiles, together with the C40 Recharge unveiled in 2021, and it really works so much like the same expertise that your smartphone options within the sense that the software program updates itself; there is not any have to cease by a dealer or plug in a USB drive. When an replace is prepared, a message seems on the dashboard-mounted touchscreen asking motorists in the event that they wish to obtain it.
Homeowners of appropriate automobiles in the USA obtained their first over-the-air software program replace final week. Labeled model 1.7, it notably added SiriusXM satellite tv for pc radio compatibility. Volvo additionally famous that the XC40 Recharge obtained extra driving vary in the course of the replace. Trying forward, Volvo plans to wirelessly add new options and enhancements to the infotainment system.
Just some 2021 and 2022 fashions can obtain over-the-air updates. As of writing, the listing of appropriate automobiles is proscribed to the aforementioned XC40 Recharge, the XC60, the XC60 Recharge, and the XC60 Polestar Engineered. It is affordable to imagine that the function will unfold throughout the vary within the coming years as new fashions are launched. Sister firm Polestar additionally gives over-the-air updates on the 2.
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