[Dan in Connecticut]

I hate that the map needs to have WI-FI to show traffic. How do you get WI-FI while driving other than using your phone as a personal hotspot? The WI-FI connectivity doesn’t even stay in place after parking, even for a few minutes. Sometimes the password has to be inputted again. Big pain!!
I am just going to use Google Maps on my phone to look for traffic and WAZE for route guidance.

 

[Paul1117]

I hate that the map needs to have WI-FI to show traffic. How do you get WI-FI while driving other than using your phone as a personal hotspot? The WI-FI connectivity doesn’t even stay in place after parking, even for a few minutes. Sometimes the password has to be inputted again. Big pain!!
I am just going to use Google Maps on my phone to look for traffic and WAZE for route guidance.

Use Google navigation, even if you know where you’re going. That’s the only way I’ve gotten traffic information to appear.

 

[He Keith]

The maps in the P8 get updated via the LTE internet connection built into the car. It also caches maps for the area you are driving around so that when you are in poor coverage areas it can still show. I have found since the 1.7 update the maps blank out for a few seconds every so often seems to be tied to map views cha being or updating.

 

[cav8tor]

I get traffic info on LTE. I was just driving today and saw on the map ahead that there was traffic and it turned out to be for construction where the road went to one lane alternating.

I'm pretty sure I also get it for even when I'm not navigating but not sure if I get it on the driver display too. Will check next time and compare the big screen to the driver display.

 

[Rhughes]

I think this is @Dan in Connecticut's "miss". The car has its own LTE connectivity via AT&T. If you have coverage , you should get traffic, maps etc. If you are in an AT&T dead spot you will not.

 

[He Keith]

The traffic data on the P8 Google maps is so hard to see and in many cases on non-highway roads seems to be mostly at the major intersections. They need larger colored highlights for the traffic indicator.

 

[BikerBill]

Per Customer Service just yesterday the WiFi is not "currently" used for anything. IN fact my car used to connect to my home WiFi and now it only sees my neighbors WiFi. All downloads are via LTE: Volvo software and Google Maps.

 

[He Keith]

I find the Volvo WiFi to be picky about what SSIDs it can see and use. Similar to my Wallbox EVSE I have to create a separate SSID on 2.4Ghz single 20MHz channel to handle the Volvo and my Wallbox.

 

[Dan in Connecticut]

Whatever the source, it’s not happening for me. LTE is not a good source where I live…hills and valleys and wealthy people who don’t want cell towers nearby.

 

[DeaneG]

Per Customer Service just yesterday the WiFi is not "currently" used for anything. IN fact my car used to connect to my home WiFi and now it only sees my neighbors WiFi. All downloads are via LTE: Volvo software and Google Maps.

My car definitely downloaded offline Google maps over my home wifi. Maybe they meant during driving.

 

[scans]

Today I noticed the Google Maps app had to redownload my offline apps, so maybe that's the interruptions people are getting with 1.7.

 

[John M]

Today I noticed the Google Maps app had to redownload my offline apps, so maybe that's the interruptions people are getting with 1.7.

This morning when I got in mine I checked notifications to see if 1.7 was ready. Nope, but it was d/l google offline maps, then boom not 30 seconds later it showed 1.7 ready for install.

 

[B-mtrd]

Anyone knows how to change the language? I think someone here was able to change to UK English so the navigation doesn’t sound as robotic as the default English setting.

 

[Vatorney3]

I believe you set language on reset of the system (i.e. factory reset).