Thursday, February 25, 2016

Volvo – The semi-autonomous Pilot Assist II guide lands on the XC90 – Quattroruote

The XC90 has more intelligent. As mentioned, Pilot Assist 2 can handle steering, brakes and throttle to keep the car within the lane driving up to 130 times, as long as the markings must be visible. The system is the development of Stop & amp; Go assists and is equipped with some safety measures to prevent using dangerous and outside of such rules, if the driver does not keep his hands on the steering wheel (only takes a few seconds), Pilot Assist It turns off automatically. In addition, assistance is provided to the steering to mitigate the consequences in case of exit from the roadway. On Series 90 is also renewed City Safety : the current anti infill and active safety systems (including automatic braking at all speeds, introduced precisely with the XC90), the Swedish House also added detection Automatic of large animals. Finally, a technical innovation: the Volvo XC90 with D5 engine will also be available PowerPulse. Through the use of compressed air, the technology is able to reduce the latency of the turbo, significantly improving performance.

The connectivity of the Series 90. In the course of 2016 the system Sensus Connect of the Series 90 will be enriched with new native apps: the list includes Spotify and TuneIn (for streaming music), Park & ​​amp; Pay (to find and pay for parking), Connected Service Booking (booking assistance services to the workshop and sending reminders interface Sensus), Internet Maps, Local Search and Yelp. Do not miss Record & amp; Send, software that lets you record voice memos.

The new Series 60 For the rest of the range, the improvements are primarily technical. During the year, the T5 petrol with 245 hp mated to eight-speed automatic transmission will be available with all-wheel drive on all models; Moreover, in markets where diesel is more prevalent, Volvo will introduce the D3 engine on the S60 Cross Country. also updates the color front (with new combinations to the body) and circles: a new 18 “will be available for the S60 / V60, while the XC90 will have an option 20″. For the R-Design layouts, it will also be a new generation of 18, 19 and 20. “

On Call is updates. the app on Call (telematics platform that allows you to remotely control some functions such as opening doors, turning on the engine and the air conditioner) is going to be updated on all models. Already compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wear, the new software introduces support for Microsoft Band 2 (a wrist device on the border between the smartwatch and fitness tracker) and smartphones with Windows 10, introducing the commands voice: in a nutshell, Kitt is getting closer. the new version of on Call also provides integration with the personal calendar, support for multiple cars (up to ten) and Flic, a system that allows you to assign different functions a single button. to access the car also from PC and tablet, the entire on Call platform will be compatible with Windows 10.

David Comunello

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