Volvo and Apple Forge Global Alliance

Gothenburg, Sweden (ots/PRNewswire) -

Volvo Car Group and Apple Inc. are joining forces to make Apple's
widely-used and hugely admired operating system available to drivers,
bringing together one of the world's most progressive car companies
and the world's most famous technology company.

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The alliance promises to transform the in car experience. Called
Apple CarPlay, the new service brings all the features and services
familiar to iPad, iPhone or iPod users directly into the car via
Volvo's large centre console touch screen display.

The first car to offer Apple CarPlay will be the all new XC90 SUV
which will be introduced later in 2014, one of the most anticipated
cars of recent years, replacing the original XC90, which redefined
the SUV and became the best selling model in Volvo's history.

Volvo enhances Apple's capabilities by linking them to a
specially-developed interface that allows drivers to use voice and
touch controls to access Apple features and services, ensuring the
entire interaction is always safe and easy to use.

With Apple CarPlay, users will immediately recognise their basic
iPhone applications, such as phone, messages, music and navigation.
The initial offer also features third party audio apps including
Spotify, the popular music streaming service.

Volvo's unique portrait screen gives users the benefit of having
both Volvo and Apple content co-existing simultaneously, removing the
need to switch between a dedicated car and iPhone screen.

"iPhone 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 like Siri, made
Apple a perfect match for Volvo," says Hakan Samuelsson, President
and CEO, Volvo Car Group.

Facts

Apple CarPlay allows connection of iPhone to the car through a
Lightning cable - with Wi-Fi coming in the near future.

The connection is based on a streaming H.264 video feed that
returns user input from the touch screen.

Apple CarPlay will be available in forthcoming Volvo models based
on the new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), starting with the
all-new Volvo XC90 later in 2014.

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Email: media@volvocars.com

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