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Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment

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Re: Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment

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Post by hansjorg »

mistrial9 wrote: post #2

Why can I trust a multi-national company to track movements and locations over time of a personal vehicle ?

They already have your location, and based on how fast you're moving they know if you're in a vehicle. Based on how you leave that vehicle in a certain spot and come back to it, they already know that's your vehicle.

Re: Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment

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Post by pavel_lishin »

leowoo91 wrote: post #5

I was thinking about getting a volvo, not a google car, so this is a deal breaker for me.

Can you follow up on that? What if the Volvo, other than Google's involvement, was otherwise the best vehicle for you? Would you get an otherwise worse car, just because of the G stamp on it?

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It will be interesting to see how useful this will be vs. vanilla Android Auto & CarPlay.

I've had CarPlay for the last couple years, and I use it exclusively now. Even for things like radio, I've started using the Sirius app via CarPlay instead of the native radio interface. I don't use built-in navigation either, I just use my phone's on the same head unit.

What kind of benefits can the deliver through a tighter integration? And will they be able to keep it up-to-date as easily I keep my phone up-to-date? Will be interesting to watch.

Re: Volvo to Use Google Assistant, Play Store and Maps in Next-Gen Infotainment

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Post by jlward4th »

The switch to Google Maps will definitely be nice since their current maps are crap. Not sure about the other pieces but it probably can't get worse than it currently is. I have the newest XC90 and the on-screen stuff is absolutely horrible. I run into many bugs every day and the response from support has been abysmal.
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