Owners of select Jaguar and Land Rover cars will soon be able to use the What3Words navigation service.Â
The recently announced Jaguar F-Pace SVR Edition 1988 has What3Words installed from new, but other models now gain access to it.
Jaguar Land Rover is the first manufacturer to add What3Words to existing vehicles through an over-the-air software update.
Navigate anywhere in the world
First launched in 2013, What3Words works by dividing the globe into 57 trillion three-metre (10-foot) squares. Each square is then assigned a unique combination of three words, allowing non-traditional addresses to be located.
Drivers will be able to enter the three-word combination directly into the navigation search bar.
The system will be ‘always on’ in Jaguar Land Rover models, meaning a mobile phone signal is not required.
Cars with the Pivi Pro infotainment system gain the update, opening up access to What3Words. It becomes the latest improvement offered to Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, with 1.3 million vehicle software updates completed to date.
An ongoing partnership
Jaguar Land Rover has worked with What3Words in the past. The two companies helped create addresses on the remote island of Mull in Scotland, improving access to healthcare services.
What3Words has become popular among car manufacturers, with Lamborghini adding it to the Huracan last year. Mercedes-Benz, Triumph, Lotus and Ford have also adopted the system.
Various emergency services make use of What3Words, although some have criticised the risk of similar words being found close together. Local accents and spelling mistakes have also caused confusion.
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