I test drove an EX90 today and honestly came away both impressed and confused.
The car itself felt fantastic:
- extremely spacious,
- very comfortable,
- and the Bowers & Wilkins audio system was absolutely incredible.

The demo car already had the dual NVIDIA Orin upgrade, but what really surprised me was the infotainment responsiveness. The UI sometimes lagged by 1–2 seconds after tapping icons, which honestly felt like using an old Android tablet from 10+ years ago. I genuinely did not expect that level of lag in a flagship “software-defined vehicle”.

So I wanted to ask current EX90 owners:
- Has the infotainment responsiveness improved through recent updates?
- Is the system now smooth and responsive in daily use?
- Are there still frequent lags/freezes/delayed reactions?
- And how satisfied are you overall with the software experience?

I’m also trying to understand the future of Pilot Assist / Navi Pilot Assist.
There are discussions suggesting that future Navi Pilot Assist functionality will require new hardware and will not be retrofitted to existing EX60 vehicles.
Does anyone know whether current EX90 hardware is expected to support future generations of Pilot Assist through OTA updates?
Or is Volvo already moving toward another hardware generation for more advanced assisted driving features?
I really want to love this car, but right now I’m struggling to understand Volvo’s long-term SDV/software strategy.

Hi everyone! The car is fantastic, but when it goes over bumps, the steering wheel feels like it’s going to detach. Does anyone else have a similar experience, or is it limited to my car? It feels loose, but there is no visible evidence of anything being wrong.

For the first time since installing the latest software about 6 weeks ago, the side mirrors didn’t unfold when I unlocked the car and started to drive away. Parking and putting it back into drive didn’t fix it. In about an hour I’ll see if it’s still doing it.
Has anyone else seen this behavior?

2025 EX90 Ultra running 2.1.26.

I’ve noticed recently that the fan on my car will run for a few minutes randomly when the car is parked. It is not plugged in when this is happening and is in my garage which has only been about 60 to 75 degrees F inside.

I never noticed this before. The car does not otherwise appear to be on (no lights illuminated or climate control running). My car also sits for a few days at a time during the week because I work from home.

Anyone else have this happen? I thought maybe it was something with keeping the battery temp managed, but with the temp being moderate, no charging happening, and no recent drives, I don’t know why it would be cooling anything down.

Hey EX90 owners 👋

I’m developing a ambient/fireplace app for Android Automotive OS and looking for a few EX90 testers — mainly because of the large vertical screen setup.

Need to verify:
• fullscreen behavior
• UI scaling
• touch responsiveness
• overall performance on Volvo’s AAOS build

Testing takes about 5–10 minutes and I’ll give free lifetime access in return 🔥

If anyone wants to help — comment or DM 🙌

I have a toddler car seat and an infant car seat base in the 2nd row captains chair seats at all times. The infant seat is a new addition and since I’ve put that in there, I have been getting incessant seat belt chimes while driving (the base is attached by isofix latches, so I should probably just buckle the seatbelt), but that isn’t even the worst thing.

Every time I leave the car, I will come back to it with the alarm going off, the daytime running lights and back lights on, but the vehicle is still locked. Once I get in, the screen has a “presence detected” prompt with a button to “silence alarm”. I also get a push notification from the app that states “car locked with occupant inside”. Obviously, there is no one inside.

I’ve resorted to opening the app once I get far enough after getting out, then unlocking and locking it again…that seems to stop the alarm or anything pertaining to this issue.

It is maddening though to have constant dinging while driving or to come back to your car after leaving it for 30 mins and realizing the alarm and lights were going the entire time you were gone.

I asked the dealer service department about this and they basically said that the sensors are overly sensitive and there’s not really anything that can be done.

Has anyone else gone through this and actually gotten a fix or at least calmed down this behavior a bit?

I’m on the last rope with this car…I’ve had it for 5 months and it’s been in service 8 or 9 times for a whole host of all different things with the total shop time being around 6 weeks. This is untenable if it continues.

I asked AI to summarize Volvo's current privacy stance and summarize the key points relating to Owner data. Thought I'd share:

Here is a comprehensive summary of the Volvo General Privacy Notice, followed by a targeted analysis of the specific clauses that present risks to someone seeking maximum privacy.

Executive Summary of the Contract

This Privacy Notice governs how Volvo Car Corporation (Sweden) and Volvo Car USA, LLC collect, use, share, and retain your personal data. It applies when you use their websites, apps (like the Volvo Cars App), connected vehicle services, and the physical vehicles themselves.

• Data Collection: Volvo collects a massive footprint of data, ranging from basic contact info to highly sensitive telemetry, including precise GPS tracking, driving behavior, vehicle interior/exterior camera footage, and even biometric data.
• Legal Bases: Volvo relies on contract performance, compliance with legal obligations, explicit user consent, and a broad category called "Legitimate Interest" (which allows them to process data for business improvement and customer service without needing your explicit consent).
• Data Sharing: Data is shared globally across Volvo subsidiaries, IT/cloud providers, marketing/advertising partners, financial institutions, and government or law enforcement agencies.
• Data Retention: Retention periods vary wildly. While some app data is deleted within 30 days, critical data (like vehicle diagnostic logs and high-voltage battery data) is retained for the entire lifetime of the vehicle.

🚩 Problematic Clauses for Maximum Privacy

If your primary goal is anonymity and minimizing your digital footprint, this privacy policy contains several highly aggressive data collection and tracking practices. The most problematic areas are detailed below.

1. The "Always-On" Surveillance: Cameras, Radars, and Biometrics

Volvo explicitly states they collect and analyze data from both the inside and outside of the vehicle.

• In-Cabin Tracking: Section 4 lists "Data from in-cabin cameras and radars" and "Biometric data (e.g., facial image)." Section 5.4 notes that this data is used for "Research and development" and "Product improvement" and can be kept for up to 5 years.
• External Footage: "Images from external cameras" are captured and used for fault tracing, accident research, and safety data recording, with retention periods lasting up to 10 years.
• Privacy Risk: Your physical movements, facial features, and the environment around your vehicle are actively recorded and stored long-term on corporate servers.

2. Precise Location and Behavior Profiling

The contract details deep tracking of how you drive and where you go.

• Telemetry Details: Under Section 4, Volvo tracks "Position and movement information" (Speed, direction of travel, delta velocity, and location) alongside "Vehicle usage and user behavior" (passenger occupancy, accelerator use, steering, brakes, and seat belt usage).
• The "Trips" Service: This specific feature tracks your exact location and movement, keeping the data for 400 days before deleting or anonymizing it.
• Privacy Risk: This creates a highly detailed historical map of your daily routines, driving habits, and exactly who is in the car with you.

3. Automated "Profiling" and Targeted Marketing

Volvo admits to creating algorithmic profiles of its users.

• Section 8 (Profiling): Volvo uses automated processing to "predict your personal preferences" to customize marketing and your website experience.
• Data Sharing with Advertisers: Section 5.1.1 and 5.1.3 state that Volvo shares your contact details, online identifiers, and web activity with third-party advertising partners to target you and build lookalike audiences. They state that they are "jointly responsible" with these partners, meaning your data enters a broader ecosystem.

4. Vague "Legitimate Interest" Justifications

When Volvo doesn't have your explicit consent or a contract, they heavily rely on their "legitimate interest" to process data.

• AI and Call Recording: Section 5.1.2 states that Volvo records calls and chats, using AI to analyze communications to understand your needs and train agents, justified under legitimate interest.
• App Monitoring: Section 5.4 uses legitimate interest to monitor everything you do in the Volvo Cars App.

5. "Lifetime of the Vehicle" Data Retention

For a privacy advocate, data deletion is crucial. However, Volvo retains a significant amount of data indefinitely.

• Permanent Records: Software update histories, high-voltage battery information, diagnostic read-outs from workshops, and product manufacturer safety data are retained for the lifetime of the vehicle or the lifetime of the battery.
• Privacy Risk: If you sell the car, a permanent historical log of that vehicle’s technical life—which was tied to your ownership—remains in Volvo's database forever.

6. US & California Law Enforcement Exemptions

The country-specific deviations for the United States introduce significant legal data exposure.

• Discretionary Sharing: Section 11 (6) states that Volvo US will provide personal data to law enforcement or government agencies "at our discretion, or when we are legally requested to or compelled to."
• Privacy Risk: The phrase "at our discretion" means Volvo doesn't always wait for a formal judge-signed warrant or subpoena to cooperate with law enforcement; they may hand over data voluntarily if they deem it necessary.
• Commercial Fleet/Rental Tracking: If the vehicle is owned by a third party (like a rental company or corporate fleet), Volvo acts as the data processor and will hand data over to the vehicle owner to facilitate repossessions or fleet tracking.

Key Takeaway for Privacy Advocates

This contract establishes that a modern Volvo is essentially a connected IoT (Internet of Things) device on wheels. To achieve maximum privacy, you would need to heavily utilize the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" links, opt out of the "Safety Coach" and "Trips" features, decline optional data-sharing toggles during vehicle setup, and explicitly object to the "Profiling" features mentioned in Section 8. However, even with these opt-outs, core telemetry and vehicle health data will still flow back to Volvo.

I wonder if someone has installed running boards for ex90? is it worth it?

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Anybody experience this? I opened the glove box using the button and now the glove box will not latch shut. We have tried all the reset options but it still will not latch. There aren’t any obstructions and no obvious reasons why it won’t shut 🤷🏼‍♀️

With the activation of HomeLink, I was hoping for “computer, open gate”. We all know now that is not the case. For me, driving down the road, trying to get my finger to touch that narrow invisible bar is distracting from safe driving. Perhaps redesign that screen with large icons to touch. Beating you to the punch, yes, I could wait until I pull into the driveway to press the screen.

I have a gate and a garage to open. The garage has a Liftmaster opener that uses myQ. Very proprietary and secure. Using IFTTT I can get the garage door to close via a voice command. However, I discovered that IFTTT uses Google Home to activate myQ and doesn’t use HomeLink at all. In other words, I can close the garage door from anywhere. myQ will not allow opening via IFTTT.

The gate also uses a liftmaster type receiver and there isn’t an IFTTT applet for it. The gate opener has several methods for activation, one being a hard-wired switch. Amazon sells a WiFi controlled switch, about $13 for a single channel and $18 for two channels. Hook up the WiFi switch in parallel to the hard-wired switch, link the switch to “works with google” and like magic the voice command “open gate” works. That’s because Google in the car is connected to Google Home, as long as it’s all the same account. If you have Google Home automation, you can control your home from your car.

The garage opener does not have the option of a hardwired switch. The wires running to the wall switch are power. The wall switch is essentially a remote that has power not a battery. There is a YouTube video that demonstrates how to use the contacts inside the wall switch or any remote for that matter.

Two channel WiFi switch to operate both the gate and garage.

Had tire patched and they handed me the lock back. However, for the life of me I can't figure out where is it's intended location supposed to be. There is no slot for it in the trunk.

So it’s been a week since my original post in /r/VolvoEX90. Summary: our week-old CPO 2025 EX90 just… stopped eight days after it was delivered. Handles were out, car wouldn’t unlock, software wouldn’t respond. The App was dead and said “Vehicle offline” or something similar. Volvo Roadside Assistance had it towed to our local dealership, where the service center worked with Volvo USA to attempt to diagnose. They eventually replaced the 12v battery, and we got the car back this past Monday.

On Wednesday of this week, less than 48 hours after getting the car back, the exact same thing happened again.

It’s back at the service center, and while our service advisor has been great, man this is concerning. We’re fortunate that we were at home both times, and that nobody and nothing important was in the car when it died.

The diagnosis process is totally opaque. The service center doesn’t really have more to say than “we’re testing the battery and working with Volvo USA”.