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Good News there is a new update for P8
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HHmmm...... I'm picking up my Car by 5pm Central today - it went in there for brake/rotor issues (they ended up replacing them). Service Mgr. texted me that they were performing software update that would take 1.5 hours -- I have NO idea what that "update" is.
When asked what it was, response was "....not sure, what we know is, when we plug it into our system, if there's any upgrades available and needed for your car, it will automatically require the update...." OK then....
Background: By all means, this wasn't a pro-active effort by the Dealer. When I'd initially brought the car in for Brake issue, when logging into the web to schedule for appointment, a huge RECALL message popped up citing R100078 which was an "old" Recall - I was surprised thinking that when I got my Car 3 weeks ago, I was told "Ohh all software have been updated" -- PLUS, the Dealer has legal responsibility to provide all updates before releasing a vehicle to the Customer -- that was when I asked the Service Mgr of how odd it was the Car was released to me with a Recall Message. He says recalls are tied into each unique VIN number, so if a Recall pops up, then most likely the car didn't have the latest software.
Anywho...... since the Volvo site has the "June update" citing the listed improvements, I shall test some out to validate so. Plus I will bring the print-out to Service Guy when I get there.
Tic toc...
When asked what it was, response was "....not sure, what we know is, when we plug it into our system, if there's any upgrades available and needed for your car, it will automatically require the update...." OK then....
Background: By all means, this wasn't a pro-active effort by the Dealer. When I'd initially brought the car in for Brake issue, when logging into the web to schedule for appointment, a huge RECALL message popped up citing R100078 which was an "old" Recall - I was surprised thinking that when I got my Car 3 weeks ago, I was told "Ohh all software have been updated" -- PLUS, the Dealer has legal responsibility to provide all updates before releasing a vehicle to the Customer -- that was when I asked the Service Mgr of how odd it was the Car was released to me with a Recall Message. He says recalls are tied into each unique VIN number, so if a Recall pops up, then most likely the car didn't have the latest software.
Anywho...... since the Volvo site has the "June update" citing the listed improvements, I shall test some out to validate so. Plus I will bring the print-out to Service Guy when I get there.
Tic toc...
When looking at the list of "June update" - majority of the so-called updates can't really be validated EXCEPT maybe.....
1) Driver display to support two display modes; Navigation and Calm. Car-centric is no longer available.
**** So the Navi display is the Map; Car-centric is the pic of the Car (if not properly locked etc, there's a visible red color on it); Calm is basically a blank display.
Having that said, if I cycle through the display Modes and ONLY two displays come up, then I can validate this update.
2) Pilot Assist changes.
1) Driver display to support two display modes; Navigation and Calm. Car-centric is no longer available.
**** So the Navi display is the Map; Car-centric is the pic of the Car (if not properly locked etc, there's a visible red color on it); Calm is basically a blank display.
Having that said, if I cycle through the display Modes and ONLY two displays come up, then I can validate this update.
2) Pilot Assist changes.
- Switching between Pilot Assist modes (with or without steering assist) is now moved to the center display. The default setting is Pilot Assist with steering. Pilot Assist can be accessed via the settings page. Activation of Pilot Assist, speed setting and distance to vehicle ahead remain on the steering wheel controls. Icons for Pilot Assist and driver assistance have been updated in the driver display and the center display.
In car Owners Manual did update at least! I was previously on version: 8.4.0 (20w38) and now am on version: 8.4.0 (21w24).
One item from the car owners manual is it indicates the "Car Centric" driving display mode is no longer available. ONLY Navigation and Calm. So key indicator of update being installed would be only having two display options on the display behind the wheel. At least that is a very obvious change.
The website someone linked to about upcoming changes also indicates that OTA update will be downloaded "while driving" and that it could take multiple hours (but will restart where it stops, so doesn't need to be one big long drive.) That's disconcerting if I have to drive the car to get an update vs it downloading after I park or overnight. Hopefully that's wrong and it will download while parked.
One item from the car owners manual is it indicates the "Car Centric" driving display mode is no longer available. ONLY Navigation and Calm. So key indicator of update being installed would be only having two display options on the display behind the wheel. At least that is a very obvious change.
The website someone linked to about upcoming changes also indicates that OTA update will be downloaded "while driving" and that it could take multiple hours (but will restart where it stops, so doesn't need to be one big long drive.) That's disconcerting if I have to drive the car to get an update vs it downloading after I park or overnight. Hopefully that's wrong and it will download while parked.
Why would Volvo eliminate the car-centric display in favor of the calm display? I think car-centric is more useful.
Also, I noticed that all this information about the June update was released on 6/15/21 on the Support site for Canada. The site for Volvo USA has no such notification. In fact, the USA site has no information about updates. It j ust has links to the manuals and a nearly useless FAQ section that conflates the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric with the XC40 Recharge PHEV (which isn’t even offered in 2021 in the Americas). More evidence that Volvo is fumbling the P8 rollout badly in the Americas.
Come on Anders Gustafsson, are you so oblivious to what’s happening with the P8 In the US? Riyhana Bey, is this the customer experience you are looking for with Volvo’s premier BEV in one of the largest markets in the world? Dean Shaw, is this what you call a world-class communications effort? I think these execs need to be held accountable for the poor introduction of the P8. Start reading the forums to get an idea of how badly you’ve done the “customer experience”.
You know, I haven't even paid attention to the Owners Manual version. Will check on it when I get my car back later today. Also, should the display only shows TWO options, then I will send a picture of the Version/Kernel references which may not interpret to anything that we can decipher to begin with !
We shall see !
I have the same Security, Kernel, and Build version from a picture I took May 20th when I got the car. This will be annoying if the About does not show any changes after OTA updates.
What was the difference in the new App screen ? I couldn't tell ?
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Time to run to the car and see if it has 2 views. Then to drive around if 3 to seeing it magically changes to two. Then give it a nap and see if it then changes to two.
Yay P8 only for you
Yay P8 only for you
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