Volvo Cars has announced the update of the infotainment system for older car models, going back to the year 2020. The new version of the car’s infotainment system has been improved to make it more user-friendly, with a smaller touchscreen display. It has been introduced in the EX90 and EX30 electric car models and will be used in the 2025 XC90 SUV, which will have a larger 11.2″ screen and a 21% increase in screen resolution.
Following this, Volvo Cars will gradually upgrade older car models that use the Android Automotive (Google built-in) infotainment system, starting from the year 2020. Models such as C40, XC40, EX40, EC40, S60, V60, V60 Cross Country, XC60, S90, V90, V90 Cross Country, and XC90 will receive the upgrades, although the exact timing has not been confirmed.
In the automotive industry, major upgrades for older car models are not common practice. Volvo Cars’ decision to provide free retroactive upgrades is intriguing, and it will be interesting to see how this move influences the response from other car manufacturers.
Source: Volvo Cars, Autoblog
TLDR: Volvo Cars is updating the infotainment system for older car models back to 2020, with improvements for ease of use and upgrades for cars using the Android Automotive system, setting a potential trend in the industry for retroactive upgrades.
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