Volvo cars will soon feature the ability to search for available parking spaces and lots with Parkopedia app integration.
LOS ANGELES -- Parkopedia is to parking what Inrix
is to traffic. The service helps drivers to find and navigate to
parking, provides live space availability and pricing via an app or the
web, and has just announced that it has been selected to provide in-dash
parking information for Volvo's global automotive offerings.
(Credit:
Parkopedia)
Not a lot of information was given about the nuts and bolts of the
Parkopedia integration in the announcement, but, earlier this year, we
saw Volvo announce it would be offering its new Sensus Connected Touch interface in upcoming vehicles. This
Android-powered
infotainment system is based on the Parrot Asteroid platform, and makes
use of the third-party Asteroid Market filled with
car-centric Android apps. Parkopedia has been available in this market for aftermarket Asteroid receivers
for some time now, so my guess is that Volvo users will gain access to
Parkopedia's detailed information on over 28 million parking spaces in
40 countries by installing a version of the app on their Connected Touch
receiver via this method.
Parkopedia also doesn't mention availability for this Volvo
integration, but the Connected Touch system is already available for
current Volvo models, and as far back as the 2011 model year, so we
could be seeing parking data in Volvo dashboards very soon.
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