As first announced in one of its cars carry CarPlay manufacturer Volvo compatible CarPlay Sensus has not released along with the flagship model XC90 to market. Earlier, the bacteria when they visit the Volvo car cloud when new China research and Development Center in Shanghai was informed that CarPlay will begin to emerge in November, on top of cars owned by Volvo. Taking into account the Sensus system with online update feature, the existing models will probably get updated via OTA.
After Apple releases CarPlay since last year's Geneva Motor Show, we get a large number of companies team. But more than years past, currently only Beijing Hyundai at home can be seen on newly listed the new Tucson CarPlay figure.
Last August, the XC90 in Sweden when Stockholm the world's first, Volvo Vice President for Sensus Thomas Muller said, because Apple has not yet been officially released to the system, they first estimated in April this year CarPlay may occur in automobiles. Results predicted, United States support CarPlay models are on the market since June began to emerge. Time to China, this time it has been repeatedly postponed.
Δ access CarPlay Sensus interface (concept car model, not prototype pictures)
Inside the Volvo research and Development Center in China, one in Sensus showed CarPlay prototype. From the prototype screen, CarPlay concept car first shown, only the display of the following half upper part can display both Sensus comes with features such as navigation, music. Used to display on the prototype, CarPlay only Apple's own applications, such as maps, information, telephone, music, Audio Books, podcasts, and so on, without third-party applications.
Apple has got the message, because the main audio applications limit currently CarPlay has supported third-party applications are music, podcasts, classes, such as Spotify, iHeartRadio, in overseas markets. System for Volvo comes with in-car experience for better brands, CarPlay advantage in addition to the already rather mature Siri voice support, more is revealed to third party applications. Therefore, especially at home, CarPlay has for a long time to go.
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Δ CarPlay currently supported third-party applications (from Apple's website)
Rivalry with CarPlay Android Auto is also included in the support of Sensus, but because of Google's services cannot be used internally, so Android Auto does not display. At the national level, most vendors have chosen cooperation with Baidu, CarLife mobile mapping system that supports Baidu to launch Android phone interconnection schemes, according to Volvo's staff say currently not support Sensus CarLife plans. However, Volvo are already partners with Baidu, Sensus App is now equipped with Baidu. You can imagine, intend to Sensus into a full range of compatible systems for Volvo, supports CarLife may be only a matter of time.
Showcase the Sensus China research and Development Center officially opened on Wednesday, Volvo's research and development team in China has not been fully settled. First day of operation, Volvo's Asia Pacific headquarters is laying next to the Research Center.
After becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Geely, China's most important market for Volvo road to revival, and it is through these facilities, China's research and development team to participate early in the product development process, rather than designed after localization in a foreign country, to achieve the rapid response to product.
Senior Vice President of Volvo Asia Pacific CEO laersi·Deng said at the launch, Volvo's factory in Daqing, a SPA based platform, powered by Drive-E new products go into production, except that the car will be the same with the XC90 will "establish a luxury brand new standards", the did not disclose further details.
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