Tag: volvo
Volvo provides vehicles for DiDi self-driving fleet
Volvo has teamed up with DiDi Autonomous Driving to provide vehicles for DiDi’s self-driving test fleet. Volvo Cars will provide DiDi with XC90 cars equipped with necessary backup systems for […]
Volvo extends Android-powered infotainment to new models
Volvo is continuing the roll-out of its new Android-powered infotainment system to its XC60, S90 and V90 models, as part of a broader update of its model portfolio. The fully […]
Tech Digest daily round up: 8 year old becomes paid Fortnite player
The BBC writes about the youngest ever paid Fortnite player. Aged just 8, Joseph Deen signed with the Californian esports team, Team 33, in December last year. They invited him […]
Volvo launches Volvo Valet pick-up service and app
Volvo Cars today launches its new Volvo Valet maintenance pick-up and delivery service across selected European markets, including the UK, following its introduction in the United States. Reflecting the realities […]
Volvo and China Unicom partner on 5G for V2X
Volvo Cars and leading telecom provider China Unicom are joining forces to use 5G mobile network technology for communication between cars and infrastructure in China. The two companies have agreed […]
Volvo to introduce in-car monitoring system targeting drunk and distracted drivers
Volvo Cars has announced it is planning to introduce in-car cameras and other sensors to both monitor and take action if it deems a driver is too intoxicated or […]
Volvo embeds Google Assistant, Google Play Store and Google Maps in next gen infotainment system
Scandinavian car company Volvo Cars is working with Google to embed the voice-controlled Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system, […]
Is this the sexiest electric car so far? Jaguar Land Rover unveils E-type Zero and pledges to go all electric by 2020
Forget the Nissan Leaf or even the Tesla Model 3. Jaguar Land Rover is launching an electric version of its classic 1960s E-type and we want one. Now. The electric […]
Swedish family chosen for Volvo’s real time, autonomous driving project
Most car manufacturers prefer to test out their self driving car technology behind closed doors, on a test track without any other cars on the road to get in the […]
Volvo and Microsoft announce voice activated control for your car
It’s over 30 years since our TV screens first showed David Hasselhoff talking to his car KITT in the popular TV show Knight Rider. Now you too could talk to […]
