Looks like a sweet integration
It is, it works great.
Looks like a sweet integration
Now if it wasn't a Volvo, that would be nice...they used to be reliable, the last two S80s were so unreliable as to practically be un-driveable.
Step aside, Pilot and Highlander. XC90 is now the front runner for the next car purchase.
The Volvo XC90 starts at a higher MSRP than the top of the line 2016 Pilot (and I'm sure the Highlander). They're not even in the same price range. It's like saying you're cross-shipping the Camry, Accord, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class....
It is ridiculous how difficult it has been to roll out CarPlay.
The Volvo integration into the center stack looks fantastic. Car makers are slowly getting better.
CarPlay is one of those things that is so simple it's brilliant. I wasn't impressed until I needed to take a call and text while driving (thank you work). I was easily able to do both without issue since I was already used to Siri on my iPhone.
I'm driving a lot safer now that I keep my eyes on the road a ton more and I'm not reading texts at red lights. It really is useful.
The Pioneer AVH-4100NEX I have takes a bit of getting used to but now that I understand how it works it's actually quite easy to navigate and switch between CarPlay and the NEX UI.
These consoles are going to be dangerous. In fact, I'm guessing these cars will prove to be the most dangerous cars built in the last decade or two. Too many distractions. And don't tell me that pressing a button and having a conversation with Siri isn't going to prove to be just as dangerous as driving with half a dozen beers in you, because it will be. Your conscious brain CANNOT multi-task. Now it can shift gears from one task to another very quickly. But when you are thinking about and interacting with console, you will not be a good driver. And the more times per ride that you do that interaction, the more often that moment of distraction can coincide with a surprise event on the road.
Fortunately, rudimentary auto break features should be available in all cars in just a few years from now. We really just need some form auto break to not hit car or pedestrian in front of us. So we will go back to being safer. And then driverless cars will really help out. But autobreak is the key thing that needs to be added with these gizmos. Tesla has that figured out and that is why they are releasing auto drive now.
But for other cars this stop gap isn't going to work. A touch screen without tactile feedback but with lots of changing things to interact with is going to be a distraction.
Talking to Siri as dangerous as being about 4 drinks beyond the legal limit? How in the hell have we dealt with talking to our wives and kids? Remember when changing radio stations was a freaking little red line that slid behind a piece of glass that you could barely see? This XC90 comes with so many autonomous features that the rest of your rant is really not necessary. It has complete autodriving up to 30 mph and software upgradeable to 80 mph...as well as the autobraking. It's been dubbed the safest car the world has every seen..also has 360 degree cameras that monitor for cars and pedestrians. Even has airbags in the hood so if you actually DO hit one, they are cushioned as they hit the hood. Volvo's goal is no fatalities in a Volvo by 2020...I think they might know a thing or two about safety, btw.
In case you were unaware, many of these features lock while you're driving, you need to spend some time with this before you judge.
looks like an ipad mini embedded into the dash.
which brings me again and again to the question: isn't there no one (I'm looking at you, apple) who is
able to create a "carplay" app for IPADs? I like my current car, and i don't want to shell out 10s of $k
just to have a $300 extra so i can use my iphone properly. then i could grab an ipad mini2 which has
way more power than any ordinary automotive gear usually installed in them permium cars, stick it to the
dash, connect headphones to aux in, and there i fixed it.
Awesome. If it has autobraking that is great and all that other stuff, then I stand corrected.
The old radio was something that we didn't adjust so much and you used a tactile control and you listened for when you hit a station, you didn't really ever look at the lines. These consoles that allow us get our tweets read to us and engage in instant message chats are going to be more distracting. That information is more engaging than the latest pop song. Email and instant message requires more concentration. But maybe as you say the other features are coming at the same time and they will more than compensate for these distractions. I certainly hope so.
And as for surviving other passengers the reality is that a lot of people don't survive. There are lots of car wrecks and deaths; an average of nearly 100 per day in the U.S. I believe. There are studies that show a teenager becomes a terrible driver once another teenager is in the car with them. The distractions pile up and they do have an impact.
Meh. I don't like SUVs. I wish they'd hurry up and get it in a sedan.
That is one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen. I wouldn't drive one if you gave it to me for free.
SUVs are the way to go. Sedans, no way.Meh. I don't like SUVs. I wish they'd hurry up and get it in a sedan.
besides the fact that they are bigger and thus more likely to kill occupants of other cars in crashes, they use a lot of fuel, they are big and block vision at intersections etc. Despite my family do have an SUV as it was the only thing that met specific needs, but I do so acknowledging their pitfalls.SUVs are the way to go. Sedans, no way.
How about fumbling with big paper maps? Reading billboards? Hell, this car takes pictures of roadsigns you pass and puts them in the center of your dashboard in case you missed them. It warns you if you exceed the speed limit that it actually grabs using OCR instead of GPS data. It's pretty crazy how much thought has been put into safety in this thing. Now a new Hyundai Sonata with CarPlay? That's probably a death trap, I agree.
Teenagers get the red key fob, it prevents them from driving over certain speeds and fumbling with the console while driving. That fob is also great for valets who want to take a joy ride in your car. The reality here is that Volvo is the same company that brought you the 3 point seatbelt you've been using for 30 years and they are more aware than any of us how to prevent fatalities. Take a look at this: http://www.volvosavedmylife.com/
The XC90 has brake and gas pedals with small explosive charges that shoot them away from the floor in an accident, preventing them from taking your foot off as you slide forward as happens so often. If you're going to be hit from behind, it tightens the seatbelts so you don't have room for whiplash and applies the brakes so the car doesn't become a projectile.
If you haven't been in the automotive business at the design level, you don't know the crap you go trough to get a new model out and into production. Thanks to Ralph Nader and others, the automotive industry is very litigation minded concerning ANY new change going into a design. While there were some negligent designs such as the Pinto gas tank and the Corvair suspension, it is now common practice to over review. I'm sure lot of hours were put into making sure the center stack display featuring CarPlay did not overly distract the driver. Installing software in a car is a lot more involved than downloading an app to your phone.It is ridiculous how difficult it has been to roll out CarPlay.
Are these being built in China?
There was an article last week, maybe two weeks ago showing all 2016 models sans the "s" will have car play.
If your lease is up in the summer you will be ok.
I have leased VWs in the past. Great car to lease, terrible car to own.