It’s not a voicebot like Alexa, but it does the job.
A voice memo feature in the 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country can record everything you say, then send the recorded clip to any email address. I tested the feature on the V90, a large and wide wagon with a powerful turbocharged and supercharged 316-horsepower engine.
As you drive, you can pull up one of several apps in the dashboard, including Spotify and one for checking the weather. You can also connect your phone over USB and use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay to make phone calls, use the navigation system on your phone, see and send text messages, and listen to music. Next year, Google plans to integrate Android directly into the dashboard interface of a Volvo, no phone required. Yet, the app that caught my eye in the V90 is called Record and Send.
As you drive, you can press a large microphone button and then dictate a memo — I tried several shorter messages like “remember to pick up milk after work” and a few longer notations, including one that was essentially the beginning of this article. The V90 has two different…