Driving journal

The driving journal automatically logs all trips made with your car. The information varies depending on car model and model year, so make sure to read the section that applies to your car.

Cars with Google built-in

When Driving Journal1 is enabled, the app automatically collects your car's VIN (vehicle identification number), location and other trip-related data, such as time, distance, fuel and electric consumption.

 Note

For fully electric cars, the driving journal calculates the electric consumption based on pure consumption during a trip. If you see a different value in your car's trip meter, it's because it also takes electric regeneration into account.

In the Volvo Cars/Volvo EX30 app, you can:

  • View, manage and delete all of your trips in the car tab Px-2037-VOC app icon Car > Driving Journal.
  • Export your driving journal.
  • Stay informed if a trip isn't uploaded beacuse of, for example, network issues.

Information about a trip is stored for 400 days.

2304-Latest Info-Log your trips automatically
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Technical requirements for all cars with Google built-in except EX30

  • The Volvo Cars app needs to be paired with the car and have software version 5.31.0 or later.
  • The in-car Driving Journal app needs to have software version 1.4.3 or later.
  • Your car needs to have software version 2.11 or later.

You can check your car's software version in the centre display. Press the settings symbol iCup-2037-Settings symbol and go to System > Software update.

Enabling driving journal for all cars with Google built-in except EX30

Download the Driving Journal app from Google Play in the centre display. When installed, you'll need to give the app permission to start logging your trips. This can be done via the centre display or the Volvo Cars app.

Via the centre display:
Press the settings symbol iCup-2037-Settings symbol > Privacy > Volvo privacy settings and enable privacy consent for Driving Journal.
Go to the app library and open the Driving Journal app.

When prompted:

  • Press Allow to access the car's information.
  • Press While using the app to give access to the device's location.
  • Press Go to permission to enable location permission.
You will be directed to the car's location settings for the app.
Under Location, select Allow all the time.
You are now all set for your trips to be logged.
Via the Volvo Cars app:
Log in to the Volvo Cars app.
Go to the car tab Px-2037-VOC app icon Car > Driving journal.
Press Turn on trips log.

It's recommended that you drive the car a short distance for the setting to take effect.

 Note

For all cars with Google built-in except EX90: When the driving journal is enabled, all users that have paired the Volvo Cars/Volvo EX30 app with the car can see the trips. If the driving journal is disabled, the car stops sending information about new trips.

For EX90 cars: Enabling or disabling the driving journal in the car’s privacy settings or Volvo Cars app will only affect the driver profile that the Volvo ID is associated to.

Enabling driving journal for EX30

You have to enable car location sharing in the centre display to start logging your trips. You also need to enable driving journal in the Volvo EX30 app.

Enabling location sharing via the centre display:
Press the home symbol Px-2037-VOC app icon Home.
Press the car symbol Px-2037-VOC app icon Car.
Press Settings in the middle of the display.
Press Data sharing with Volvo Cars.
Enable Vehicle location sharing.
Enabling driving journal via the Volvo EX30 app:
Log in to the Volvo EX30 app.
Go to the car tab Px-2037-VOC app icon Car > Driving journal.
Press Next and follow the instructions in the app.
You are now all set for your trips to be logged.

It's recommended that you drive the car a short distance for the setting to take effect.

 Note

For all cars with Google built-in except EX90: When the driving journal is enabled, all users that have paired the Volvo Cars/Volvo EX30 app with the car can see the trips. If the driving journal is disabled, the car stops sending information about new trips.

For EX90 cars: Enabling or disabling the driving journal in the car’s privacy settings or Volvo Cars app will only affect the driver profile that the Volvo ID is associated to.

Storage limits for unsent trips

The driving journal stores all unlogged trips. This storage has a capacity of approximately 10MB or 500 trips. When this limit is reached, older trips are automatically deleted to free up space and make room for new trips that can't be logged.

Troubleshooting

Trips may not be logged in the journal due to the following reasons:

  • Weak or no network connection
  • No GPS coordinates: When the app is unable to receive GPS coordinates, the trip can't be logged.
  • Not allowing location permissions: The Driving Journal app in the car uses background location, so location permissions must be allowed.
To allow location permissions for EX30, see Enabling driving journal for EX30. To allow location permissions for all other cars with Google built-in:
In the centre display, press the settings symbol iCup-2037-Settings symbol.
Go to Privacy > Show all apps > Driving Journal > Permissions > Location.
Select Allow all the time.

Applicable models

C40, model year 2022-2024

EC40, model year 2025 and later

EX30, model year 2024 and later

EX40, model year 2025 and later

EX90, model year 2025 and later

S60, S60 Recharge, model year 2023 and later

S90, S90 Recharge, model year 2022 and later

V60, V60 Recharge, V60 Cross Country, model year 2023 and later

V90, V90 Recharge, V90 Cross Country, model year 2022 and later

XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, model year 2021-2024

XC40 (mild hybrid), model year 2023 and later

XC60, XC60 Recharge, model year 2022 and later

XC90, XC90 Recharge, model year 2023 and later

The range of models, systems and services may vary depending on market.

Cars with the earlier infotainment system (Sensus)

Getting started

In the Volvo Cars app, go to the profile tab Px-2037-VOC app icon Profile.
Select App settings > Driving journal settings.
Enable the driving journal.

When the driving journal is enabled, all users who have paired their app with the car can see all logged trips.

Storage

Trips made within the last 100 days are saved. Information such as start and finish time, route and fuel consumption are available in the app.

Driving data

In the Volvo Cars app you can view, manage and delete all of your trips under Driving Journal in the car tab Px-2037-VOC app icon Car. You can also export your driving journal.

If you disable the driving journal, your trips will no longer be recorded. Previously recorded trips will still be available.

 Note

Any changes made to the driving journal will take effect for all users who have paired their Volvo Cars app with the car.

Applicable models

S60, S60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2019-2022

S90, model year 2017-2021

S90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021

V60, V60 Cross Country, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2019-2022

V90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021

V90, V90 Cross Country, model year 2017-2021

XC40, model year 2018-2024

XC40 Twin Engine/Recharge (plug-in hybrid), model year 2019-2024

XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021

XC90, XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2016-2022

The range of models, systems and services may vary depending on market.

  1. 1 Driving Journal is released to a few markets at a time and might not be available in your market yet.