Volvo will be the first carmaker to offer direct integration of Google Home into its cars. Certain functions will be able to be controlled remotely via Google Assistant .
Control via mobile phone
Two-factor authentication is required for “more sensitive commands”, such as door unlocking. You can also find out information about your car via Google Assistant. You can enable the door lock or start the car to warm up as you prepare to leave the house.
Many more features will be added later, such as the charging scheduling option. Volvo will present Google Home integration in the coming months. To use it, you will need an infotainment system running Android application-related system Volvo Cars and device with enabled Google Assistant
This is not the first time we have seen the integration of cars with home platforms. Owners of GM and BMW can control smart home devices from vehicles with built-in Alexa , while ) Samsung and Google have brought a control panel SmartThings on some models with Android Auto .
However , Google Home is one of the more prominent platforms. If you have a smart speaker with enabled Google Assistant , these features can be useful.
For unlike Tesla, Volvo is more cautious
In addition, YouTube will be the first video streaming service on Volvo’s infotainment system. You will be able to download the application from Play store.
The car manufacturer offers unlimited data in certain markets, so you may be able to watch as many videos as much as you want without worrying about spending the internet.
(For security reasons, you will be able to watch YouTube videos on screen only when the car is stationary.
This will ensure that Volvo avoids the kind of controversy that Tesla has recently been embroiled in, when it has been shown that games can be played on the infotainment system while the car is moving. The company said it would disable this option after NHTSA said it would examine everything.
Other apps that Volvo owners will soon be able to download at its information and entertainment system includes navigation applications Sygic and Flitsmeister ; charging applications ChargePoint and Plugshare ; and parking search applications SpotHero and ParkWhiz .
Earlier this week, Volvo announced it would use Qualcomm automotive power chips infotainment system in the model Polestar 3 and in the upcoming EV. The carmaker claims that Snapdragon Cockpit platforms will make systems more sensitive and more than twice as fast
Source: PC Press
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