XM NavTraffic Service Continues Rapid Expansion With Addition
of Nine New Markets
Acura and Infiniti to Introduce New Models With XM NavTraffic in 2006
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the
nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 6 million
subscribers, today announced that XM NavTraffic, the first nationwide
satellite traffic information service for GPS navigation systems, will add
nine U.S. metro markets in the first quarter of 2006. This addition brings
the total number of markets covered by XM NavTraffic to 31. XM NavTraffic
currently delivers real-time traffic information for drivers in 22 markets
from New York to Los Angeles. The award-winning technology was also recently
selected as a 2005 "Best Consumer Vehicle Application" by the leading
telematics industry organization Telematics Update.
During the first quarter, the XM NavTraffic service, powered by NAVTEQ
Traffic, will continue its national expansion with debuts in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Denver-Boulder, Milwaukee-Racine, Portland, Providence-Warwick-
Pawtucket, Sacramento, San Antonio and Wilmington, DE.
Using XM's coast-to-coast satellite signal, the XM NavTraffic service
continuously delivers traffic data directly to GPS navigation systems. XM
NavTraffic data provides an overlay of color-coded traffic flow information
on the map of a navigation system, indicating how fast the traffic is
currently moving on a driver's chosen route. Accidents and road construction
are identified on the map by icons. XM NavTraffic can show at-a-glance
traffic conditions between driver and destination, allowing the driver to
route around a jam before getting caught in traffic. The traffic data is
aggregated by NAVTEQ Traffic from multiple data sources, including police and
emergency services, commercial traffic data providers, road sensors, traffic
cameras, eyewitness reports, and real-time aircraft surveillance reports.
XM NavTraffic is a factory-installed feature of all 2006 Acura RL
vehicles, and will be available on the all-new 2007 Acura RDX, recently
introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Acura
was the first automaker to introduce XM NavTraffic service in 2004. General
Motors offers XM NavTraffic as a feature for all 2006 Cadillac CTS models
equipped with on-board navigation systems. This year, Infiniti will become
the third nameplate to introduce factory-installed XM NavTraffic.
XM NavTraffic is also available on a growing number of aftermarket
navigation systems. Garmin recently introduced the StreetPilot 2730, the
first-ever portable navigation device to feature XM NavTraffic as well as XM
Weather and XM Satellite Radio. Partners such as Pioneer Electronics and
Alpine also offer XM NavTraffic-compatible systems that can fit virtually any
vehicle on the road.
"XM's own engineering team is constantly working with our automotive
partners on new ways to improve the consumer driving experience," said
Roderick MacKenzie, XM's VP of Advanced Applications and Services. "But we
are also working on helping solve some of today's most pressing industry
issues. For example, Americans now waste a staggering 2 billion gallons of
fuel each year due to traffic congestion -- a statistic that XM NavTraffic
aims to help reduce."
The XM NavTraffic service is offered as a premium data service for $3.99
per month when packaged with XM Satellite Radio's subscription of $12.95 a
month.
In addition to the nine new markets debuting in the first quarter of
2006, XM NavTraffic is currently available in the following 22 markets:
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland, San
Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington DC.
For more details about the XM NavTraffic service please visit
http://www.XMNavTraffic.com.
About XM Satellite Radio
XM (Nasdaq: XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with
more than six million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in
Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of
Fame, XM offers 160 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most
commercial-free music channels, premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and
entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather
information.
XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for
the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda,
Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more
than 140 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products
are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more
information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit
http://www.xmradio.com.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM
Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third
party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other
risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-Q filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on 11-07-05. Copies of the filing are
available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for
automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based
mapping applications. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that
power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 1,500
employees located in over 100 offices in 20 countries.
NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM
Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third
party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other
risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-4-05. Copies of the filing are
available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.
SOURCE XM Satellite Radio
of Nine New Markets
Acura and Infiniti to Introduce New Models With XM NavTraffic in 2006
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the
nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 6 million
subscribers, today announced that XM NavTraffic, the first nationwide
satellite traffic information service for GPS navigation systems, will add
nine U.S. metro markets in the first quarter of 2006. This addition brings
the total number of markets covered by XM NavTraffic to 31. XM NavTraffic
currently delivers real-time traffic information for drivers in 22 markets
from New York to Los Angeles. The award-winning technology was also recently
selected as a 2005 "Best Consumer Vehicle Application" by the leading
telematics industry organization Telematics Update.
During the first quarter, the XM NavTraffic service, powered by NAVTEQ
Traffic, will continue its national expansion with debuts in Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Denver-Boulder, Milwaukee-Racine, Portland, Providence-Warwick-
Pawtucket, Sacramento, San Antonio and Wilmington, DE.
Using XM's coast-to-coast satellite signal, the XM NavTraffic service
continuously delivers traffic data directly to GPS navigation systems. XM
NavTraffic data provides an overlay of color-coded traffic flow information
on the map of a navigation system, indicating how fast the traffic is
currently moving on a driver's chosen route. Accidents and road construction
are identified on the map by icons. XM NavTraffic can show at-a-glance
traffic conditions between driver and destination, allowing the driver to
route around a jam before getting caught in traffic. The traffic data is
aggregated by NAVTEQ Traffic from multiple data sources, including police and
emergency services, commercial traffic data providers, road sensors, traffic
cameras, eyewitness reports, and real-time aircraft surveillance reports.
XM NavTraffic is a factory-installed feature of all 2006 Acura RL
vehicles, and will be available on the all-new 2007 Acura RDX, recently
introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Acura
was the first automaker to introduce XM NavTraffic service in 2004. General
Motors offers XM NavTraffic as a feature for all 2006 Cadillac CTS models
equipped with on-board navigation systems. This year, Infiniti will become
the third nameplate to introduce factory-installed XM NavTraffic.
XM NavTraffic is also available on a growing number of aftermarket
navigation systems. Garmin recently introduced the StreetPilot 2730, the
first-ever portable navigation device to feature XM NavTraffic as well as XM
Weather and XM Satellite Radio. Partners such as Pioneer Electronics and
Alpine also offer XM NavTraffic-compatible systems that can fit virtually any
vehicle on the road.
"XM's own engineering team is constantly working with our automotive
partners on new ways to improve the consumer driving experience," said
Roderick MacKenzie, XM's VP of Advanced Applications and Services. "But we
are also working on helping solve some of today's most pressing industry
issues. For example, Americans now waste a staggering 2 billion gallons of
fuel each year due to traffic congestion -- a statistic that XM NavTraffic
aims to help reduce."
The XM NavTraffic service is offered as a premium data service for $3.99
per month when packaged with XM Satellite Radio's subscription of $12.95 a
month.
In addition to the nine new markets debuting in the first quarter of
2006, XM NavTraffic is currently available in the following 22 markets:
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland, San
Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington DC.
For more details about the XM NavTraffic service please visit
http://www.XMNavTraffic.com.
About XM Satellite Radio
XM (Nasdaq: XMSR) is America's number one satellite radio service with
more than six million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in
Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of
Fame, XM offers 160 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most
commercial-free music channels, premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and
entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather
information.
XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for
the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda,
Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more
than 140 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products
are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more
information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit
http://www.xmradio.com.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM
Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third
party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other
risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-Q filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on 11-07-05. Copies of the filing are
available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for
automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based
mapping applications. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that
power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 1,500
employees located in over 100 offices in 20 countries.
NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements in this press release include demand for XM
Satellite Radio's service, the Company's dependence on technology and third
party vendors, its potential need for additional financing, as well as other
risks described in XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on 3-4-05. Copies of the filing are
available upon request from XM Radio's Investor Relations Department.
SOURCE XM Satellite Radio
