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Mar 23rd, 2024, 12:48 | #21 |
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Interesting. Googling "UK 2024 volvo XC90 ultimate sound system" in Microsoft edge, its A1 responder has incorporated my gripes from this thread!
Good. Perhaps that might prompt someone at Volvo to implement a fix in the 'infotainment' software, or write an app workaround?
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I doubt very much I will be buying AAOS Volvo, ever. I have plenty of other cars to discover.
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Mar 23rd, 2024, 18:11 | #23 |
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The B&W system doesn't have Dolby Atmos (which would be pointless in a car) but does have Dolby Pro Logic II which has been around since the beginning of time itself .
Also, an XC60 has 14.1 speakers and an 1,100 watt amp. Volvo don't specify whether the power figure is RMS or peak so it's not very meaningful.
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Mar 23rd, 2024, 18:31 | #24 | |
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I do really like the XC60 and its AAOS system and if they still sold the Polestar Engineered model in the UK, I would likely be getting another one in the next 12 months but I will be leaving the Volvo brand for my next purchase as they no longer offer a car that meets my requirements, as such, not being a hypocrite and doing what I preach. Increasing prices for less equipment (or equipment specs you don't want or will ever use) is not something specific to Volvo, you will find similar at most of the other premium brands with the exception of Porsche where you can still option whatever you want if your budget allows. As for you not getting an AAOS car, your loss is all I can say.
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What other SUV are you considering for your next purchase?
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I will likely test drive a Polestar 3 (with performance pack) and a Hyundai Ionic 5N but as already mentioned, not sure the full EV switch is for me just yet.
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Mar 24th, 2024, 16:59 | #27 |
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As always in these discussions the blame seems to be put on AAOS
AAOS is an operating system as per Windows etc.The problem is with the software written by Volvo using this operating system not with AAOS. Several other car manufacturers use AAOS.
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As I've mentioned many times, the Sensus system was 100% Volvos system so they could do what they wanted, when they wanted without having to hold meetings to clear things. On AAOS used in the Volvo cars, because its not a 100% Volvo owned system, changes need to be agreed between the 'Partners' before even a line of programming is written. I'm pretty sure that some of the things that Sensus could do could not be transferred to AAOS as Google itself would be seen to be tracking and storing much more information on peoples driving details than they would legally be able to do (due to their affiliations with other industries like social media etc). Volvo, as just a car company, could do it as they had no ties or legalities that prevented it from happening. So Volvo isn't 100% to blame either.
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Sorry entirely disagree. AAOS is a published operating system, Google the publisher has no say as to what Volvo write other than that anything must comply with regulations governing any software and falls withim the terms of use of AAOS.
To suggest that Volvo is in continuous consultation with Google is a joke. So do you think that the thousands of other Android app originators are also in 1:1 consultation with Google? EDIT Further thinking about this it occurs to me that why are Volvo writing the software to drive the B&W audio system? Surely im the context of the AAOS operating system B&W should be supplying an app with every facility to get the best out of their system?
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The big question in my mind is how much scope and influence does Volvo – or any auto manufacturer, actually have available under the Google Android developer licence?
In a previous life I was involved in managing and supplying licensed SDKs (software development kits) to 3rd party developers wanting to create custom functions and features on top of our propriety operating system. I would imagine that through the eyes of Google Android, who own the underlying base operating system code, see Volvo as a 3rd party developer. As a 3rd party developer, you do not have carte blanche rights to do whatever you like with an SDK for a number of stability and licencing reasons. It’s quite likely that Volvo’s hands are more tied and limited now under AAOS as to what they can do on their own and are now dependant and effected by what Google Android decide to do to the underlying base operating system. This is an interesting read on the subject: https://source.android.com/docs/automotive
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