Volvo models across Europe to warn each other

[ChatsV60]

Volvo models across Europe to warn each other of slippery roads and hazards

Free?

https://www.media.volvocars.com/glob...ds-and-hazards

[roundyuk]

Interesting, they've been doing this in their commercials for a while too, good to see it coming to the rest of Europe.

Can't imagine its anything more than a software update that then pings the data for your TCS and hazard light activation back up to VoC?

[morgano]

Originally Posted by roundyuk

Interesting, they've been doing this in their commercials for a while too, good to see it coming to the rest of Europe.

Can't imagine its anything more than a software update that then pings the data for your TCS and hazard light activation back up to VoC?

It says available to my20 and retrofit to “some” earlier models. Sounds like $$ upgrade not software update - for whatever reason.

[simonjedrake]

Originally Posted by morgano

It says available to my20 and retrofit to “some” earlier models. Sounds like $$ upgrade not software update - for whatever reason.

But hopefully being a 100% safety feature that benefits all other Volvo owners with the same compatible option, this should not be a chargeable upgrade.
By upgrading earlier SPA models this will speed up the availability of this feature to the MY20 models to everyone’s benefit.

[Quacker]

You just wait until 5G becomes normalised. We can only imagine the possibilities of what our cars could be connected to, such as coordinating with others to manage traffic lights to minimise congestion, to road charging intelligently, to surveillance tracking of your position and speed by lord knows who or why. It's the future and the machines will take over. Are you ready for that? Governments are all for it, including autonomous vehicles, which will not be autonomous at all because they will be 'connected' and this able to be remotely controlled for good or evil. It's all about power and control which they will probably justify on 'safety' and 'security' grounds.

[Zebra]

Originally Posted by Quacker

You just wait until 5G becomes normalised. We can only imagine the possibilities of what our cars could be connected to, such as coordinating with others to manage traffic lights to minimise congestion, to road charging intelligently, to surveillance tracking of your position and speed by lord knows who or why. It's the future and the machines will take over. Are you ready for that? Governments are all for it, including autonomous vehicles, which will not be autonomous at all because they will be 'connected' and this able to be remotely controlled for good or evil. It's all about power and control which they will probably justify on 'safety' and 'security' grounds.

I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.

[VOLVOL0VER]

Originally Posted by Quacker

You just wait until 5G becomes normalised. We can only imagine the possibilities of what our cars could be connected to, such as coordinating with others to manage traffic lights to minimise congestion, to road charging intelligently, to surveillance tracking of your position and speed by lord knows who or why. It's the future and the machines will take over. Are you ready for that? Governments are all for it, including autonomous vehicles, which will not be autonomous at all because they will be 'connected' and this able to be remotely controlled for good or evil. It's all about power and control which they will probably justify on 'safety' and 'security' grounds.

you said it all.

[Lexman8]

Originally Posted by morgano

It says available to my20 and retrofit to “some” earlier models.

From the press release:

Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert is available on all Volvos based on the company’s Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) or Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) from model year 2016 and onwards.

So basically it's most of our cars apart from the earliest production XC90s (MY15).

I suspect it's a software-only update as HLA would simply be detecting that the hazard lights have been activated (either manually or automatically) and SRA could be determined from the existing ABS, gyro and temperature sensors.

It would make sense for it to be a free update to maximise it's potential. However, the accountants may take a different view.

[bigx86]

This feature is available on all SPA- cars from MY16. We have been using this for years now in Sweden and it works really well. If the software is not already available in your car (check if you have the "Connected Safety" icon in the first Sensus screen):

*You will get the software during the annual service

*If you are in a hurry you need to pay a fee for using space and technician at your local dealer. Then they will install the software

*No need of any HW upgrades. Only internet connection.

[bigx86]

I´m sorry this is in Swedish

https://www.volvocars.com/se/support...a8015148785fe1