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Volvo
90 Series Cars is the first carmaker to come preloaded with Skype for
Business, Microsoft's collaborative productivity tool in car.
Microsoft is now trying
to keep you productive even when leaving the office by bringing some of its
collaboration tech right in your car. For some people, the working
day never really ends.
And
now Volvo has become the first automaker to offer “collaborative
productivity app” Skype preloaded onto the infotainment system of its 90 Series
cars; the XC90 SUV, S90 sedan, and V90 wagon.
Volvo’s vice president
of consumer connectivity services, Anders Tylman-Mikiewicz, said: “We’ve all
been there. Sitting in the car trying to join a conference call. You either
fumble with or drop your phone while trying to connect or you forget the long
pin code to join. It’s not the best way to start an important call in the car.
On top of all that your attention is not where it should be, on the road. With
the addition of Skype for Business all that goes away.”
With changes in the way
people work recently and less time people spent in office, here the need to be
productive from anywhere even in cars comes, So they can be able to work
whenever and wherever they want, even if that means they are in their car at
the time.
“Volvo Cars is leading
the way in its recognition that the nature of work is increasingly mobile.
People need to be productive from anywhere, including their cars,” said Ben
Canning, Director of Product Management for Skype for Business at Microsoft.
“We’re thrilled to extend modern meetings to Volvo cars.”
And this isn’t all.
Microsoft and Volvo are also working on making Cortana, as well.
There’s still no target
date for making Cortana available in a Volvo car model, but Microsoft obviously
wants this to happen as soon as possible. Cortana will also launch soon on IoT devices,
such as fridges, and the first models are likely to be on display at this week CES.
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