This question is sort of like the day after the World Series is over in October and the talking heads are making predictions for the next season.
Okay…we have 1.8 (well, most of us do). It came out about 2 months after 1.7. So, 1.9 may come out in February (not reliable data from me, but let’s assume every other month).
What would you like to see in 1.9, aside from the unknown fixes always mentioned in software updates?
Here are mine:
Okay…we have 1.8 (well, most of us do). It came out about 2 months after 1.7. So, 1.9 may come out in February (not reliable data from me, but let’s assume every other month).
What would you like to see in 1.9, aside from the unknown fixes always mentioned in software updates?
Here are mine:
- CarPlay. No brainer, promised for a long time, but keeps getting pushed back.
- Return of Pilot Assist to the steering wheel buttons. It is much better to be able to activate/deactivate Pilot Assist with your left thumb while Adaptive Cruise Control is being used (much easier than having to drill down in the menu to turn it on or off while driving). Perhaps leaving the choice to the driver - have menu selections that give you the choice of (a) Pilot Assist always on with ACC; and (b) Pilot Assist off with ACC (but manually added via steering wheel). Best of both worlds.
- ACC up/down increments 5 versus 1 MPH increments by choice in the menu system (seems that there is a split on this forum and on the FaceBook forum of which should be one-touch increments (5 or 1) with the other being a longer press of the up/down buttons.
- Update to the phone app (that may require a vehicle update as well) to bring it in line with the Volvo ICE app that shows you where your car is and the trips you took (to/from and milelage) - it can even be “google-like” by showing you how much battery was used for each trip (like the google map shows for a destination).
- On screen “return to last screen“ button - I assume that most drive with the map on the main screen - however, we do change to other screens, such as phone, SiriusXM, BlueTooth, etc - it would be nice for a one-touch button to get back to the last screen, or just a map button that is always available so that you can return to it from whatever screen you were just viewing. CarPlay shows recent apps in the left pane, so you have that ability to go back with a simple touch rather than several. It’s quite handy - but just a return to map button would be great.
- Driver Screen update - the screen behind the wheel has two options: map or off - on the Volvo ICE cars, you have a third: media. It’s nice to have the media displayed there while you have your main screen displaying the google map - or add the media to the top/bottom of either of the screens, regardless of what is on the main portion of the screen. This is helpful if you are listening to a streaming service and hear a song you have not so that you can see the artist’s name.
