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Having recently bought my first Volvo EV, a used C40, I can say that their software team is either sub par, working to impossible delivery deadlines by their managment or vastly understaffed. All of these are ultimately management issues. I have been lucky in that the software works just fine for us. but we came from a very non techy Honda CRV, so a non perfect interface is fine. However there are people on the C40 forums screaming about how terrible it is and that they can't possibly live without their Picture in picture backup camera coming up instantly. Overall the software is meh. the vehicle itself is fantastic. Quiet, smooth, and stupid fast. it is really a perfect commuter car for us.
Would I be happier with better software, maybe, but use it like a car and not a cell phone and its still many orders of magnitude better than a 1983 Chevy Citation.