Polestar has just started delivering the first examples of its new electric car 3 to customers.
However, it seems that the car is not completely finished, and is being dragged with quite a few bugs.
A buyer, who paid over a million for his new electric car, had to call the tow truck on the first evening, reports Carup.
The Polestar 3 is an important electric car
The Volvo-related car brand Polestar recently launched the two new electric cars 3 and 4.
The company’s sales have been weak recently, and it is hoped that the models will be able to reverse that trend.
However, early reports from the press and owners indicate that the new Polestar 3 is not quite finished.
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Got rescued the first night
According to Carup a buyer of a Polestar 3 was forced to take his brand new car to the workshop on the very first evening.
Carup have also spoken to the Polestar 3 buyer Gunnar Hallertwho recently had their brand new electric car delivered.
Already in the afternoon of the same day, however, he ran into problems. When Gunnar started the car, all the screens in the car were completely black, and he was forced to drive home very carefully.
However, Gunnar understands that things can go wrong with a brand new, high-tech car model. However, he thinks that the cars could be test driven more thoroughly to detect these faults before launch.
The fact that the screens go out on a brand new million dollar car can be annoying – Photo: PolestarMany software problems in the new Polestar
Even journalists who have tested the new Polestar 3 have encountered a lot of software problems.
Swedish Auto Motor Sports During his test, he had, among other things, problems with the navigation disappearing, the voice control not working as it should, there being no blinker sound, and the screens going out.
There were also problems with confusing seat settings, that the quick selections disappeared, that applications ended up on top of each other on the screen, and that the cruise control lost speed.
This on a test car with a price tag of almost SEK 1.2 million.
That’s Polestar’s answer
In a response to Carup, Polestar says it is aware of the problems.
However, they say that the Polestar 3 is safe to drive, and that they are continuously working on the software and updating the cars to improve the experience for their customers.
It is also emphasized that it is not uncommon for completely new technology to experience “certain bugs”.
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Not just problems at Polestar
Polestar is not the only car brand in the Geely group that has had problems with software in a new electric car recently.
Volvo recently launched its new flagship EX90 with a so-called core computing system, which has a number of theoretical advantages and is quite unique in the automotive industry.
However, the system is not completely finished, with both missing functions and some bugs.
Volvo has therefore been forced to postpone deliveries of the EX90 considerably, and the Swedish customers are now expected to receive their cars only in May next year.