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Volvo’s new app walks you through what to do after an accidentMay 16, 2019 at 6:37 PM Volvo's Accident Advisor sends information on what to do after an accident directly to a driver's smartphone. Drivers can also use it to notify their insurance companies and find a repair shop.
The post Volvo’s new app walks you through what to do after an accident appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Apps, News, Safety, Cars, Trends, Volvo 35 people like this. Like Volvo inks multi-billion dollar battery deals with LG Chem and CATL for EVsMay 15, 2019 at 12:53 AM Volvo Car Group has inked a massive multi-billion dollar supply deal with the Chinese battery manufacturer, CATL, and Korea’s LG Chem to supply its planned fleet of electric vehicles.
The lithium ion batteries from both suppliers will power the development of Volvo Cars’ electrification strategy for its own brand and the company’s Polestar joint venture with Chinese auto manufacturer Geely.
Deals with the two companies cover the global supply of battery modules for all models on the upcoming ...Tags: TC, Electric Vehicle, China, Cars, Chief executive officer, Tech, Tesla, United States, Korea, Transport, Lg, Cma, Volvo, Los Angeles Times, Electric Car, Executive 29 people like this. Like Polestar electric vehicle won’t lose $7,500 tax credit because of Volvo salesMay 7, 2019 at 6:20 PM Volvo parent company Geely's Polestar EV will have its own 200,000 vehicle sales allotment for $7,500 tax incentives apart from Volvo sales. If Polestar and Volvo sales were lumped together both brands would lose the inducement sooner.
The post Polestar electric vehicle won’t lose $7,500 tax credit because of Volvo sales appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Electric Vehicles, Volvo, Geely, Polestar, Electric Vehicle Incentives, Polestar EV 26 people like this. Like Google refreshes Android Auto with new features and a darker lookMay 6, 2019 at 1:00 PM Android Auto — the in-car platform that brings the look and functions of a smartphone to the vehicle’s central screen — is getting a new look and improved navigation and communication features that will roll out this summer.
The improvements and new look were revealed Monday during Google I/O 2019, the annual developer conference.
The most noticeable change might be the overall look of Android Auto. It now has a dark theme, new fonts and color accents designed to make it easier for drivers to...Tags: Apple, Google, Android, Transportation, Tech, Smartphones, Automotive, Linux, Toyota, Volvo, Carplay, Android Auto, HMI, Polestar, Google I/O 2019, Rod Lopez Google 40 people like this. Like Lynk & Co’s CEO Alain Visser on Reimagining Mobility and OwnershipMay 2, 2019 at 5:51 PM We discuss the carmaker's contemporary, thoughtful approach Alain Visser seems, at first, like more of a fashion CEO than the head of one of the newer and more interesting automobile brands. His relaxed and open-minded attitude, a sneaky grin and Cole Haans tied with brightly colored shoelaces all set him apart from the other major car brand CEOs reading from teleprompters at the 2019 Shanghai …Tags: Auto, Design, Interviews, China, Uncategorized, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Mobility, Volvo, SUVs, Subscription Services, Geely, Shanghai Auto Show, Lynk, Alain Visser, Lynk and Co 12 people like this. Like Google opens Android Automotive OS to Spotify, other media app developersMay 1, 2019 at 7:10 PM Google is opening its Android Automotive operating system up to third-party developers to bring music and other entertainment apps into vehicle infotainment systems, starting with the Polestar 2, an all-electric vehicle developed by Volvo’s standalone electric performance brand.
Google announced Wednesday that media app developers will be able to create new entertainment experiences for Android Automotive OS and the Polestar 2, starting at Google I/O 2019, the annual developer’s confere...Tags: Google, Android, Transportation, Spotify, China, Samsung, Tech, Canada, Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Fca, Geneva, Google Maps, Volvo, Android Auto, Harman 43 people like this. Like Ford to offer Amazon in-car delivery and on-demand car washes in connected services pushApril 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM Ford is now part of Amazon’s free in-car delivery service, the latest automaker to partner with the ecommerce and logistics giant.
Amazon will bring its Key by Amazon In-Car delivery service to eligible Ford and Lincoln vehicles. The service will initially launch in 50 U.S. metro areas, according to Lorin Kennedy, who leads the FordPass business venture at the automaker.
For now, only Amazon Prime members who own select 2017 model year or newer Ford and 2018 or newer Lincoln vehicles can part...Tags: Amazon, TC, Transportation, Tech, Amazon Prime, E-commerce, Automotive, Ford, Gm, Toyota, Lincoln, Volkswagen, Audi, Hyundai, Volvo, Kennedy 19 people like this. Like Canoo, the electric vehicle startup formed from Faraday Future’s ashes, seeks $200 millionApril 23, 2019 at 1:19 PM Less than a month after rebranding as Canoo, the startup electric vehicle company formerly known as Evelozcity is on the hunt for $200 million in new capital.
The startup, which is backed by a clutch of private individuals and family offices hailing from China, Germany, and Taiwan, is hoping to line up the new capital from some more recognizable names as it finalizes supply deals with vendors, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s plans.
Canoo is locking in final contracts wit...Tags: Startups, TC, Transportation, Electric Vehicle, Uber, China, Germany, Los Angeles, Tech, Taiwan, Car, Automotive, United States, Porsche, Transport, San Diego 11 people like this. Like The 2019 New York International Auto ShowApril 21, 2019 at 7:34 PM  Tags: Vw, Ford, Autos, Chargers, Toyota, Lincoln, Bmw, Corsair, Dodge, North America, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo, Subaru A Brief History of The High-Tech Safety Features In Your CarApril 20, 2019 at 6:37 PM  Tags: Europe, Japan, Safety, California, Autos, Toyota, Bmw, Honda, North America, Mitsubishi, Richard, Car Tech, Volvo, AAA, Blind, Bosch 68 people like this. Like Volvo’s More Inclusive Safety DevelopmentsApril 17, 2019 at 4:33 PM The brand's crash-test dummies and new tech continue to make it a pioneer in safety Since Volvo introduced the three-point seatbelt in 1959—which they then shared industry-wide—safety has been core to the brand. Over time, Volvo has pioneered more and more technology, and today cars from Mercedes, Ford, Audi and others have myriad safety systems. There’s ABS that pulses the brakes rather than allows them …Tags: Auto, Design, Safety, Interviews, Cars, Automotive, Driving, Volvo, Safety Tests, Mercedes Ford Audi 47 people like this. Like Volvo cars in Europe will be able to warn each other about hazardous road conditionsApril 15, 2019 at 5:25 PM Volvo is taking technology that allowed some of its vehicles to communicate with each other about hazardous road conditions and expanding it across Europe in an effort to increase safety, the automaker announced Monday.
Volvo first introduced its Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert system in 2016 on Volvo’s 90 Series cars. But it was limited to drivers in Sweden and Norway. Next week, Volvo will make the system available to drivers across Europe.
The system will be a standard feature on...Tags: Transportation, Europe, Sweden, Tech, Automotive, Norway, Volvo, Volvo Cars, Malin Ekholm, Volvo Cars Safety Centre 45 people like this. Like Uber spent $457 million on self-driving and flying car R&D last yearApril 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM Uber spent $457 million last year on research and development of autonomous vehicles, flying cars (known as eVTOLs) and other “technology programs” and will continue to invest heavily in the futuristic tech even though it expects to rely on human drivers for years to come, according to the company’s IPO prospectus filed Thursday.
R&D costs at Uber ATG, the company’s autonomous vehicle unit, its eVTOL unit Uber Elevate and other related technology represented one-third of its total R&D spen...Tags: Apple, Transportation, Lyft, Uber, Toronto, San Francisco, Tech, Ceo, AV, Automotive, Ford, Toyota, Travis Kalanick, Self-driving Cars, New York Stock Exchange, Robotics 33 people like this. Like This Print Ad from Volvo Shows How Likely You Are To Get Injured In a Car CrashApril 9, 2019 at 9:02 AM  Tags: Featured, Sweden, Advertising, Automotive, Volvo, Gothenburg Sweden, Volvo Cars, Forsman Bodenfors, Dagens Nyheter Svenska Dagbladet Göteborgs Posten, Leo Dal 67 people like this. Like 415-hp Polestar-engineered powertrains coming to 2020 Volvo V60 and XC60April 3, 2019 at 2:54 PM The Polestar Engineered upgrade originally offered on the 2019 Volvo S60 sedan will be available on the V60 wagon and XC60 crossover for the 2020 model year. Changes to the T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid powertrain yield 415 horsepower.
The post 415-hp Polestar-engineered powertrains coming to 2020 Volvo V60 and XC60 appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Plug-In Hybrids, Volvo, Volvo V60, Volvo XC60, Polestar Engineered 1 people like this. Like The compact XC40 crossover will kick off Volvo’s electric-car pushApril 1, 2019 at 10:20 AM The Volvo XC40 will get an electric powertrain option, according to a new report. The electric version will be unveiled later this year, and go on sale in 2020. The XC40 will be the Volvo brand's first mass-market electric car.
The post The compact XC40 crossover will kick off Volvo’s electric-car push appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Volvo, Electric Cars, Volvo XC40 31 people like this. Like 2019 Volvo V60 Review: Quick, Versatile & SafeMarch 30, 2019 at 9:00 AM  Tags: Apple, Review, Autos, Epa, Denis, Volvo, Denver, Art Deco, Interior, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, SENSUS, Denis Flierl, Test Drives, City Safety, Volvo Car USA LLC, Sensus Interface Rear Passenger Room Volvo 63 people like this. Like China to the Rescue: Geely Steps In to Save the Smart BrandMarch 28, 2019 at 10:16 AM Contrary to past media reports, the Smart brand will not join the likes of Plymouth, Scion, and Pontiac in the great automotive graveyard. If that’s a good thing in your books, send a note of thanks to China’s Geely Holding, savior of Volvo and Lotus. On Thursday, Smart parent company Daimler and Geely announced a […]
The post China to the Rescue: Geely Steps In to Save the Smart Brand appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: China, Smart, Autos, Lotus, Volvo, Daimler, Pontiac, Geely, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, Plymouth Scion 26 people like this. Like Transportation weekly: Nuro dreams of autonomous lattes, what is a metamaterial, Volvo takes the wheelMarch 24, 2019 at 12:45 PM Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. We love the reader feedback. Keep it coming.
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This week, we’re shoving as much transportation news, tidbits and insights in here as possible in ho...Tags: Transportation, Lyft, Uber, Elon Musk, Florida, Wtf, New York, Indonesia, California, Boston, Singapore, Softbank, US, San Francisco, Tech, Earnest 19 people like this. Like New Volvo Tech Could Intervene During Distracted & Intoxicated DrivingMarch 21, 2019 at 8:39 AM Volvo’s new monitoring system aims to reduce the impacts of distracted and impaired driving.
The technology allows the vehicle to automatically intervene if a driver fails to respond to warnings.
As part of a larger conversation, Volvo asks if automakers have an obligation to produce such technology.
Volvo is showcasing new technology that may prevent fatal accidents involving impairment, speeding, and distraction. The automaker is doubling down on their vision of a future with zero traffic f...Tags: United States, Autos, Autonomous Cars, Car Tech, Volvo, Nhtsa, Michigan State Police, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Volvo Cars, National Safety Council, New Volvo, Flegel, Car News, Henrik Green, Jim Flegel, Ken Kolosh 20 people like this. Like Here’s Looking at You, Kid: Volvo to Deploy In-car Cameras to Monitor Your BehaviorMarch 20, 2019 at 3:22 PM Volvo has burdened itself with the unrealistic duty of ending fatalities in its cars. While an admirable goal, eliminating roadway mishaps in their entirety is an exceptionally tall order. We’ve often wondered how the company intends to progress toward its zero-death target. The automaker has already said it intends to reduce speeding by limiting the […]
The post Here’s Looking at You, Kid: Volvo to Deploy In-car Cameras to Monitor Your Behavior appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Technology, Safety, Editorials, Autos, Volvo, Geely, Volvo Cars, News Blog, Automotive Safety, Speed Limiting, Driving Aids, Advanced Driving Aids, Advanced Safety Systems, In-car Cameras 30 people like this. Like Volvo wants to use speed limiters, in-car cameras, and data to reduce crashesMarch 20, 2019 at 1:11 PM Volvo believes new tech is the best way to improve car safety. The Swedish automaker will let owners set speed limits when loaning out their cars, install cameras to monitor drivers, and use data to design better safety features.
The post Volvo wants to use speed limiters, in-car cameras, and data to reduce crashes appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Safety, Cars, Trends, Data, Volvo 5 people like this. Like The best and not-so-best design turnaroundsMarch 20, 2019 at 10:58 AM Tags: Lexus, Autos, Rolls-royce, Honda, Chevrolet, Audi, Volvo, National Post, Jil McIntosh, Automotive Design 145 people like this. Like Behind the Scenes at the Acura Design StudioMarch 19, 2019 at 2:42 PM  Tags: Japan, New York, Design, California, Cars, America, Los Angeles, General Motors, Canada, Lexus, Gm, Kelley Blue Book, Tokyo, Ohio, Bmw, Mclaren 79 people like this. Like Unrestrained by heritage, Polestar sets its sights on becoming a digital brandMarch 16, 2019 at 4:00 AM With no heritage to worry about, Polestar is free to move full-speed ahead towards its goal of becoming a digital brand. All of the company's upcoming models will be electric, and they will inaugurate an Android-powered infotainment system.
The post Unrestrained by heritage, Polestar sets its sights on becoming a digital brand appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Cars, Trends, Tesla, Volvo, Electric Cars, Jonathan Goodman, Polestar 2 people like this. Like 2019 Lexus LS 500h Review: A Hybrid of The Highest OrderMarch 15, 2019 at 5:30 PM  Tags: Apple, Europe, Review, Lexus, Autos, Toyota, Denis, Hybrids, Volvo, Denver, Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Sales U S A Inc, CVT, Amazon Alexa, Audi BMW Mercedes Benz, Lexus LS 101 people like this. Like How It Works: Twin-chargingMarch 13, 2019 at 10:58 AM Tags: Technology, Jil McIntosh 108 people like this. Like Capacity constraints keeping Volvo India from assembling the XC40March 12, 2019 at 12:36 AM Unlike the BMW X1 and the Mercedes GLA, the Volvo XC40 is not assembled in...Tags: Autos, Volvo, Volvo India 25 people like this. Like Majority of Americans Think Electric Vehicles Are The FutureMarch 11, 2019 at 10:24 AM A recent study examines public opinion and thought with regard to electric vehicles.
The results are largely positive, with respondents saying EVs are viable for the future.
Would you consider owning an EV as your next car? Why or why not? Let us know on Twitter.
It seems Americans are truly warming up to the thought of owning an electric car. This is evidenced in the latest study published in Volvo Reports: The State of Electric Vehicles in America conducted by Volvo Cars and Harris Poll. ...Tags: California, America, Magazine, Electric Vehicles, Autos, Epa, Oklahoma, Nissan, Car Tech, Volvo, Vermont, AAA, Tesla Motors, Chevrolet Bolt, Chevy Bolt Ev, Nissan Leaf 20 people like this. Like Junkyard Treasure: 1994 Volvo 960 SedanMarch 11, 2019 at 8:02 AM While I live in Denver, my family and work ties in the San Francisco Bay Area make me a regular visitor at the incredibly well-stocked self-service wrecking yards of the region between San Jose and Richmond. These yards don’t have quite the selection of Subarus and IHC Scouts that I see in the yards around […]
The post Junkyard Treasure: 1994 Volvo 960 Sedan appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: California, Autos, San Jose, Volvo, Denver, Richmond, 1990s, San Francisco Bay Area, 1994, IHC, Down On The Junkyard, Junkyard, Junkyard Find, Swedish cars, European Luxury, Straight Six 25 people like this. Like |
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