Recently, Volvo announced the recall of more than 72,000 electric vehicles due to a software error.
According to the Swedish giant's press release, these EX30 model vehicles may accidentally display a "test screen" on the central monitor, obscuring the normal driving statistics displayed, including the speedometer and infotainment features. The exact cause of the problem has not yet been revealed.
The bug was first detected last month, when Volvo announced a recall of 1,255 vehicles, specifically in Australia. "Due to a software error, the infotainment unit display may enter a test mode during vehicle start-up. This may prevent important information, such as vehicle speed, from being displayed," reads the Australian recall. "Failure to display important information could potentially increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users."
In fact, what makes this error particularly problematic is that, unlike almost all other cars, all the statistics and information on these Volvo models, such as speed, are located only on the central screen. For this reason, when an error of this nature occurs on the test screen, drivers are left without knowing exactly how fast they are going. Fortunately for EX30 owners, it won't be necessary to take their vehicles to the workshop or dealers to have the error corrected. An update, called version 1.3.1, is now available for any user to download and install.
This is not the first time that Volvo has encountered software problems with its latest cars. According to Volvo's public statements, the top-of-the-range EX90 was delayed by half a year just to concentrate on software development. The stakes are high when it comes to software and potential problems, especially when important components of a vehicle depend directly on the software to function properly.
The original article via TheRegister can be read here.
