Volvo S90 and V90 also get Android-Powered Infotainment System

Cimi 11/03/2021 3 minutes read

Volvo Cars announced that in the future they will offer Google’s operating system Android Automotive in more models than the electric cars XC40 and C40, namely also in the S90 and V90, and – as we wrote yesterday – in the updated XC60.

About four years ago, Google announced that they were developing a variant of their Android operating system to be used in-car infotainment systems. In connection with this, information also emerged that Google and Volvo Cars have entered into a collaboration and that the future Volvo cars will be equipped with the next generation of Google-based infotainment systems. At the car show in Los Angeles in the autumn of 2017, Google and Volvo told more about what was on the way.

Today, the operating system, Android Automotive (not to be confused with Android Auto, which is a mobile app for mirroring mobile content on the car’s screen), has been launched. First out with the system, however, was not a Volvo car but the electric car Polestar 2. It was in early 2019 that Polestar told about the choice of the operating system, just over a month before the car itself premiered.
Last year, the electric car Volvo XC40 Recharge appeared, also with Android Automotive, despite the fact that other XC40 model versions are equipped with Volvo’s own and outgoing Sensus systems. As recently as last week, the electric car C40 Recharge was presented, a slightly slimmer variant of the XC40 Recharge and of course equipped with Google’s operating system.

Android Automotive and Volvo V90.
But now it’s time for more Volvo models to take part in Android Automotive. However, this does not apply to the XC40 but the S90, V90, V90 Cross Country and XC60. Already yesterday we wrote that the XC60 will get the system in connection with the upcoming update of the model.
The other 60 series, ie the S60 and V60, do not get Android Automotive at present, nor the soon-to-be-released XC90.

Android Automotive and Volvo XC60.
The update of the infotainment system from Sensus to Android Automotive, which is current from the model year 2022, which will be launched later this year, includes a package that Volvo calls Digital Services. It includes a range of apps and services from Google, such as the Google Maps navigation service and the Google Assistant voice control system, the Volvo on Call app, and wireless mobile phone charging. Volvo also writes that all data required for apps and services, including music streaming, is included.
Strangely enough, Volvo does not mention OTA updates, one of the benefits that the transition to Android Automotive brings.

Furthermore, Volvo writes that the mentioned models are equipped with the latest generation of driver support systems (ADAS) with improved and expanded functionality.
Also new are some new exterior colors and seat upholstery, one of which is a leather-free alternative that is offered on all models in the 60 series and for the electric car XC40 Recharge.

Volvo S90