Volvo lets you order their new flagship sedan online

Volvo’s introducing a new way for its customers to purchase its new flagship S90 sedan in the U.S. You can customize and spec out the car online and then submit this to the “Volvo Concierge.” This service will finalize the order for you within a day or two. And when that’s done you can choose a dealer to have the car sent to. And just like an Amazon package, you can track the shipping of your car. The S90’s pricing starts at $47,945 USD (around $63,000 CAD) or $60,505 USD (around $80,000 CAD) for models you order online.

Source: The Verge

Volvo brings semi-autonomous driving to 2017 XC90 model

Autonomous driving takes a step forward for Volvo as the company brings its Pilot Assist II technology as a standard feature for its 2017 XC90 model. Pilot Assist II is a semi-autonomous driving system that helps control acceleration, braking, and steering to follow traffic flow on well-marked highways. It can run on speeds of up to 81mph or 120 km/h and it doesn’t need a lead car to work as have other Volvo systems before. But you can override it anytime, all you need to do is deactivate cruise control using the brake, cancel/off button, accelerating, or turning the steering wheel. If you let go of the wheel for a few seconds, it will deactivate the system, too. What doesn’t deactivate the system is if you use the turn signal and wheel to make a lane change.

The 2017 XC90 is also getting PowerPulse for the diesel variant, which is said to get rid of turbo drag, and an update to Volvo’s City Safety, which adds large animals to its standard collision avoidance system. The updates coming to the XC90 will also be carried over to the S90 sedan and V90 wagon.

Source: Gizmag