NEW YORK, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaguar Land Rover
North America and SiriusXM today announced Jaguar Land Rover has
selected Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc., a subsidiary of
SiriusXM, to provide call center support for safety and security
services to vehicle occupants using its Jaguar InControl® and Land
Rover InControl® infotainment systems.
The Jaguar and Land Rover InControl suite of technologies
provides vehicle owners with an array of advanced driver assistance
systems including emergency response contact as part of the
available InControl Remote & Protect™ system. SiriusXM will
provide Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle owners with support for
personal safety and security services, including:
- Automatic Crash Notification (ACN): Automatically signals a
SiriusXM Response Specialist to assist the vehicle's occupant with
notifying emergency responders in the event of an accident, provide
the vehicle's location, and communicate with the vehicle's occupant
until help arrives.
- SOS/E-Call: Gives the vehicle's occupant the ability to contact
a SiriusXM Response Specialist via an in-vehicle S.O.S. button
during an emergency.
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to introduce InControl™ to the
U.S. market beginning with the delivery of select 2016 model year
vehicles. Owners will receive a 4-year subscription to
SiriusXM supported safety and security services when purchasing any
2016 model year vehicle equipped with InControl Remote &
Protect™.
"For more than a decade, Jaguar Land Rover and SiriusXM have
worked together to deliver our unparalleled variety of audio
entertainment to its vehicle owners, and we are proud that a brand
that is synonymous with prestige has chosen SiriusXM to provide
support for the comprehensive suite of safety and security services
available to its drivers and their passengers while on the road,"
said Rodney Pickett, Senior Vice
President, Automotive Partnerships, SiriusXM.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit
www.siriusxm.com.
About Jaguar Land Rover
- The United States is one of
the leading global markets for both Jaguar and Land Rover
- Jaguar Land Rover employs 32,000 people and sells vehicles in
170 countries around the world
- Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and
design facilities and four advanced manufacturing plants in the
UK
- Headquartered in Mahwah, New
Jersey in the United
States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices
across the USA
- Jaguar Land Rover is represented by more than 330 independently
operated retailers
About Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc.
Sirius XM Connected Vehicles Services Inc., a subsidiary of
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI), is a leading provider of
connected vehicles services to Acura, BMW, Honda, Hyundai,
Infiniti, Lexus, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota, and gives customers
access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience services
including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery
assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn
navigation.
O - SIRI
Contact for SiriusXM:
Sal Resendez
646.313.2405
sal.resendez@siriusxm.com
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