The Jaguar I-PACE becomes the first Jaguar to feature Amazon Alexa voice control and is now available in premium black and ostuni white pack options.
Black pack brings a gloss black finish to the grille, grille surround, side window surrounds, door mirror caps and rear badges, along with 22-inch ‘style 5056’ split-spoke wheels in glass black, a rear spoiler and air suspension.
To accompany the existing range of solid, metallic, and premium metallic paints, the I-PACE also now comes in a new metallic finish – ostuni white.
The familiar Alexa experience provides natural voice interaction with the Pivi Pro infotainment system, so that drivers can control navigation and music, hear news, check the weather, manage calendars, and control smart home devices all through voice.
Requests like ”Alexa, navigate me to home”, ”Alexa, play my chill-out playlist” and ”Alexa show me nearby coffee shops” are just some of the commands that can be made while keeping your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Being compatible with smart home features means you can ask Alexa questions such as ”Alexa, set the living room temperature to 20 degrees”.
UK and US customers can go one step further by controlling and checking their I-PACE wherever they are using ”Jaguar Remote Skill” on any Alexa-enabled device.
”Alexa, ask Jaguar to check my range”, ”Alexa, ask Jaguar if my car is fully charged” or ”Alexa, ask Jaguar if my doors are locked2 are all features these customers can use.
Over 55,000 existing owners of the I-PACE model with Pivi Pro have been offered Alexa via an over-the-air update, while all new Jaguar models equipped with Pivi Pro will come with Alexa as standard.
Alex Heslop, director of electrical and electronic engineering at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “The seamless integration of Amazon Alexa with our Pivi Pro infotainment system gives customers simple, intuitive voice control of regularly used features, making the driving experience even more enjoyable. The fact we can also offer this new feature to existing customers proves the value of our software-over-the-air-updates.”
Christian Mentz, head of Alexa Automotive International, added: “Customers around the world interact with Alexa billions of times each week, making life easier, more productive, and more fun. We’re excited to deliver that same delightful, convenient experience to Jaguar customers – and because Alexa is always getting smarter, new features and capabilities will be added over time and delivered to their vehicles automatically.”