In Poland we have built-in wireless charger (I have B5 Polstar Engineered My2024). I bought one small Ottocast box which is plugged with usb 3 in central console to connect my iPhone 15 Pro Max with Apple Car Play system without using any wire. It works almost perfectly.
Nice review. It’s a good idea to do the tech separately from the rest of the car and this showed me a lot of things a regular overall car review would not have shown. My guess is that the real benefit for a Google system in an electric car is the ability of the system to know the charge of your car so that it can do route planning better. It might also be nice to have the system be independent so it doesn’t have to connect to your phone, therefore wireless connection doesn’t matter. All that said, I prefer my system which is essentially a dumb screen with a radio that shows what’s on my phone via CarPlay. I’m using the data plan that I already have and my phone is constantly getting updated. The climate controls on this car are a big negative for me. If I’m changing temperature or fan speed I want a one touch option meaning I don’t want to bring up a menu and then use that menu to do what I’d already have completed in that time in my current car. I want voice controls as an option, not as a feature to make up for the bad physical/screen controls. A lot of people will lease this car and not care about the subscription as it will last the length of the lease. This car still has CarPlay, but I wonder what it will do to the resale value of a car like the Chevy Equinox EV when the buyer knows they will need to pay a subscription to make the car function fully.
100%. I think the Google built-in system is amazing for range estimates on EVs. It's way more accurate than a lot of native systems I've seen that don't use the Google OS. So, I don't think it's right or fair that it becomes a subscription service after a free trial. Then again, maybe you'll know your car after 3 to 8 years and you won't need it anymore. But it just strikes me as off. And, while Google is great for navigation and climate controls, if you live in an Apple environment, it sucks for things like music, voice to text and listening to voicemails. You can have both a Google OS AND CarPlay, so I don't understand why some automakers are trying to force you into the "native" system. I've reached out to GM multiple times and have had several back-and-forth conversations but still have yet to get a satisfactory answer.
Hi, I found the Google maps navigator to be a bit slow and not like I had before in another car brand GPS maps is a big difference as Google Maps says at the last minute in a busy road when you can't turn or change lanes but in the previous car GPS Maps was faster and said at least 100-300 meters which was good this is where Google Maps has failed, unfortunately and since I'm talking about Android and haven't tried Apple yet. As for the electric range at Volvo, one thing is said, but in fact it gives less than a full 2 eu miles. If you don't drive this XC60 for a few days then when you start it takes a long time to initialize the software in the center display before everything else starts.... My question is to you, how do you turn off the speed signal and lane vibration? If you know if the car is front or rear wheel drive? Have you tried four-wheel drive or do you drive as usual if four-wheel drive, how is the driving experience? I have wireless charging on my XC60 Recharge :)
wait, my 2024 xc60 have wireless chargning, it sucks. but its there. so what you mean is, because you cant offer a good wireless charging and not offering wireless apple car play. at least we can plug it in like we did 20 years ago. this is a big reason i dont like the car.
Wired connection for the win! I have wireless on my BMW and hate when the connection drops and lose my GPS directions
In Poland we have built-in wireless charger (I have B5 Polstar Engineered My2024). I bought one small Ottocast box which is plugged with usb 3 in central console to connect my iPhone 15 Pro Max with Apple Car Play system without using any wire. It works almost perfectly.
Nice review. It’s a good idea to do the tech separately from the rest of the car and this showed me a lot of things a regular overall car review would not have shown. My guess is that the real benefit for a Google system in an electric car is the ability of the system to know the charge of your car so that it can do route planning better. It might also be nice to have the system be independent so it doesn’t have to connect to your phone, therefore wireless connection doesn’t matter. All that said, I prefer my system which is essentially a dumb screen with a radio that shows what’s on my phone via CarPlay. I’m using the data plan that I already have and my phone is constantly getting updated. The climate controls on this car are a big negative for me. If I’m changing temperature or fan speed I want a one touch option meaning I don’t want to bring up a menu and then use that menu to do what I’d already have completed in that time in my current car. I want voice controls as an option, not as a feature to make up for the bad physical/screen controls. A lot of people will lease this car and not care about the subscription as it will last the length of the lease. This car still has CarPlay, but I wonder what it will do to the resale value of a car like the Chevy Equinox EV when the buyer knows they will need to pay a subscription to make the car function fully.
100%. I think the Google built-in system is amazing for range estimates on EVs. It's way more accurate than a lot of native systems I've seen that don't use the Google OS. So, I don't think it's right or fair that it becomes a subscription service after a free trial. Then again, maybe you'll know your car after 3 to 8 years and you won't need it anymore. But it just strikes me as off. And, while Google is great for navigation and climate controls, if you live in an Apple environment, it sucks for things like music, voice to text and listening to voicemails. You can have both a Google OS AND CarPlay, so I don't understand why some automakers are trying to force you into the "native" system. I've reached out to GM multiple times and have had several back-and-forth conversations but still have yet to get a satisfactory answer.
Thanks for the in-depth review of the operation of the Volvo infotainment system. 👍
@@NMTRUCKER thank you for sticking with me through the auto-focus debacle.
@@jillciminillo It was a little shaky but did not affect the overall explanation of the system operation.
@@NMTRUCKER glad to hear it. 🙌
Nice review! Just a small point: Volvo cars with Android Automotive OS don’t support any form of Android Auto (i.e., using your Android phone).
Hi, I found the Google maps navigator to be a bit slow and not like I had before in another car brand GPS maps is a big difference as Google Maps says at the last minute in a busy road when you can't turn or change lanes but in the previous car GPS Maps was faster and said at least 100-300 meters which was good this is where Google Maps has failed, unfortunately and since I'm talking about Android and haven't tried Apple yet.
As for the electric range at Volvo, one thing is said, but in fact it gives less than a full 2 eu miles.
If you don't drive this XC60 for a few days then when you start it takes a long time to initialize the software in the center display before everything else starts....
My question is to you, how do you turn off the speed signal and lane vibration?
If you know if the car is front or rear wheel drive?
Have you tried four-wheel drive or do you drive as usual if four-wheel drive, how is the driving experience?
I have wireless charging on my XC60 Recharge :)
wait, my 2024 xc60 have wireless chargning, it sucks. but its there.
so what you mean is, because you cant offer a good wireless charging and not offering wireless apple car play. at least we can plug it in like we did 20 years ago.
this is a big reason i dont like the car.
Car looks like it has a lot of room in the back
@@marijnjc I’m also short. 🤣