Outside of modest updates here and there, sometimes the addition of Apple CarPlay, most cars' infotainment systems on the market are going to be the same as they were when they were built, reports Autoblog.

Lots of things change between generations of vehicles, so it's not always feasible. But Volvo is trying something new by making its latest infotainment available to older models of vehicles. In fact, cars built as far back as 2020 will be able to upgrade.

To be more specific, the infotainment system that will be available is the one that's rolling out on the EX30, EX90 and refreshed XC90.

The new infotainment system does offer some notable benefits such as having more shortcut buttons available at all times, reducing the amount of taps and backtracking needed to bounce between functions.

Volvo will be sending out the updates over the course of next year. The Volvos that are compatible are those with an Android-based operating system built in 2020 or later.

Volvo did not say whether a fee will be associated with the update, so it is presumed that it will be a free update for owners, similar to an operating system update for a cellphone.