Kelley Blue Book gave the Volvo XC90 it's inaugural Best Auto Tech Award

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Kelley Blue Book says the Volvo XC90?s Sensus infotainment system is the best on the market, and named it the inaugural winner of its ?Best Auto Tech Award,? revealed Tuesday at the CES trade show.

Volvo beat out infotainment systems from Cadillac, Honda, VW, Chevrolet and Kia. Judging criteria included, but was not limited to, native and off-board voice recognition quality, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and performance, embedded navigation accuracy, response times, menu clarity, and, most of all, intuitive operation from behind the wheel.

?With a keen focus on determining excellence in connected-car technology, we tested six touchscreen infotainment platforms deemed worthy of consideration for the first Kelley Blue Book Best Auto Tech Award,? said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book. ?One console in particular, the 2016 Volvo XC90 and its Sensus technology, was especially notable for its ability to enhance driving pleasure while also fostering safety, and it stood above the rest when it came to feature content, response times, ease-of-use and value.?

In addition to the award, Autotrader.com announced a new study that says an increasing number of car buyers say they want autonomous features like automatic braking and parking assist in the next vehicle they purchase.

An Autotrader-commissioned third-party study found 70 percent of shoppers are more likely to consider a new car or truck with autonomous safety features. About 83 percent of those surveyed say advanced safety features are important to them.

Roughly 47 percent said they would sync their vehicle with a smartwatch if they owned one.

?Consumers have learned to integrate the technology into their lives,? said Rachelle Petusky, Autotrader associate research manager. ?When they get into their cars they expect to stay connected with simple and easy smartphone integration. The manufacturers who blend that with autonomous features are the ones who will win.?

About 77 percent of responders said a car with all of the technology features they want is more important to them than even car color. That?s up 8 percentage points from the 2014 study.
 
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Driving home with my newly minted 2016 XC90 T8 Incription Hybrid, the audio system completely failed. Dealer had to order new audio module and thenVolvo US needed to talk to Sweden tech's to resolve a software issue...3 days. Now after several nights of fully charging the lithium ion battery, this battery peters out in no more than 30 minutes of basic urban "hybrid" driving. This battery has no life? Has anyone experienced this? At this point I think the battery and "hybrid" is worthless.
 

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Had my 'all the boxes ticked' Top Spec Inscription 3 months ago, a superb vehicle with the best sound system ever (Bowers & Wilkins). Until on Wednesday my amplifier failed! The whole car audio failed - no car phone, no music, no warning beeps, nothing! Dealer says that there is a problem with amplifiers 'going to sleep' - Volvo say they need replacing! Dealer was brilliant, but for a ?71,000 car, not impressed! Otherwise, a super product.
 

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