Volvo Cars Adds Android Auto to its Next Generation Cars

Volvo Cars Adds Android Auto to its Next Generation Cars

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

                      Volvo Car Group joins the Open Automotive Alliance

    Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has joined the Open Automotive Alliance to make the
Android smartphone platform available to drivers through its new ground-breaking user
interface. This move brings together one of the world's most progressive car companies and
the world's most popular smartphone platform, developed by Google.

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    The integration of Android Auto(TM) promises to add yet another dimension to the Volvo
in-car experience. Android Auto brings features and services familiar to Android
smartphone and tablet users directly into the car via Volvo Cars' large centre console
touch screen display.

    "Google's approach to user-centricity and the application of technology to improve
peoples' everyday lives makes Android Auto a perfect addition to the Volvo experience,"
says Hakan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars.

    The interaction between Android Auto and Volvo Cars' brand new user interface
transforms the look and feel of a car's interior. Volvo Cars' interiors will be
characterised by their high-tech simplicity and functionality.

    "We have worked hard to ensure an enjoyable user experience with Android Auto. This
will offer our customers a new degree of fluidity and accessibility in the usage of their
mobile devices, and bring the digital ecosystem our customers already enjoy into the car,
complementing Volvo Cars' existing connected car services and applications," says Hakan
Samuelsson.

    Android Auto will provide access to Google Search, Google Maps, Google Play Music and
specially adapted third party applications, such as Spotify. All phone-based applications
can be controlled via voice or steering wheel controls or the car's touch screen ensuring
the entire interaction with Android Auto content is both safe and easy.

    Volvo Cars' portrait touch screen provides users with the benefit of having both Volvo
Cars and Android Auto content on the screen simultaneously, removing the need to switch
between car and Android phone screens.

    "Android smartphone users will feel completely at home in a new Volvo. We have created
a wholly-integrated user experience in our large portrait-oriented touch screen that takes
the in-car mobile device experience to a new level. That, coupled with the obvious driver
safety benefits of an advanced voice control system offered by Google, made Android Auto a
perfect match for Volvo," says Hakan Samuelsson.

    Android Auto will be available on all new Volvo cars based on the new Scalable Product
Architecture (SPA), starting with the all-new XC90, due to be publically revealed at this
year's Paris Motor Show.

    Keywords:

    Life Style, Technology, Design, Smartphone, Google, Connectivity, Touch screen,
Android Auto

    Notes to editor:

       
        - The Open Automotive Alliance [http://www.openautoalliance.net/#about ] is
          a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the
          Android platform to cars.
        - Volvo Cars will also include Apple CarPlay(TM) interoperability in all new
          models based on the new Scalable Product Architecture. This will make it possible for
          Volvo car drivers to connect the most widely used smartphone platforms directly to
          their car's touch screen display. For more information please visit Volvo Cars Global
          Newsroom
          [https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/videos/140629/volvo-cars-brings-apple-carplay-to-the-all-new-volvo-xc904 ]
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                                           Stefan Elfstrom
                                       Media Relations Manager
                                       Corporate Communications
                                        Volvo Car Corporation
                                          Dept. 50250/PVH50
                                               Goteborg
                                                Sweden
                                       Telephone +46-31-3251878
                                    Stefan.elfstrom@volvocars.com

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