Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:
GRMN), today announced the Garmin Speak™ Plus with Amazon Alexa,
adding a built-in dash camera to its innovative Garmin Speak. The
in-vehicle1 device is enabled with Amazon’s cloud-based Alexa voice
service for hands-free access to music, news briefings, sports
scores, exclusive GPS navigation from Garmin, and much more. With
the addition of the newly integrated dash cam,2 drivers can rest at
ease with their own personal eyewitness overseeing their daily
drive. The Garmin Speak Plus will automatically record and save
files when an incident is detected, and introduces advanced driver
assistance features that include Forward Collision and Lane
Departure Warnings.3
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“The Garmin Speak Plus is an easy way to bring Amazon Alexa’s
popular functionality to your car,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice
president of global consumer sales. “Just as Amazon continues to
enhance Alexa’s voice service with exciting new skills, Garmin
creatively merges its world-renowned GPS navigation and camera
technology with the Speak Plus. The added dash cam is discreet yet
provides invaluable peace of mind to drivers who want an extra set
of eyes with them in case an incident occurs.”
“Alexa is always getting smarter and we’re excited to see Garmin
continue to innovate on the in-car Alexa experience,” said Ned
Curic, Amazon Alexa vice president of automotive. “Customers want
to be able to access Alexa wherever they are, and that includes the
car. Alexa will help customers do thousands of things in the car
including navigation, music, shopping lists, accessing their
favorite skills, and more.”
The new dash cam gives Garmin Speak Plus users increased
awareness on the road. It offers helpful alerts like Forward
Collision Warnings that lets drivers know if they’re too close to
the vehicle ahead; Lane Departure Warnings if the driver drifts off
the road or into oncoming traffic; and “Go Alerts” to notify
drivers when stopped traffic ahead begins to move. At just an inch
and a half in size, the compact Garmin Speak Plus features a
familiar LED light ring – reminiscent of the Amazon Echo – and a
bright OLED display showing lane guidance arrows to guide drivers
to their destination, and unobtrusively secures to a vehicle’s
windshield with a magnetic mount for easy stow and go.
Like its predecessor, drivers can ask Alexa to play songs from
several free- and subscription-based music services, including
Amazon music, Pandora® and Sirius XM®. With the purchase of a
Garmin Speak or Garmin Speak Plus device, new subscribers can enjoy
a two-month subscription to the Amazon Music Unlimited Family
Plan.4 Popular services, such as Spotify®, are expected to be
included as additional streaming services become available. In
addition, drivers can activate Garmin turn-by-turn directions to
shops, restaurants, and more with the simple phrase, “Alexa, ask
Garmin…”. Garmin Speak Plus turns words into action so drivers can
keep their hands on the wheel and still accomplish tasks like
creating shopping and to-do lists, monitor traffic updates and
weather, and control smart home devices5 while traveling on the
road.
Garmin Speak Plus works in conjunction with the Garmin Speak app
and a Bluetooth®-enabled smartphone with a suitable cellular data
connection. Drivers can then use Bluetooth® or an AUX cable (not
included) to hear audio through their vehicle’s speakers – accept
or ignore incoming calls, hear a favorite tune, and more. The
vehicle-dedicated device does not rely on a Wi-Fi® hotspot to
function. Amazon Alexa lives in the cloud and will continue getting
smarter as it automatically delivers new capabilities to the Garmin
Speak Plus. The more customers use Alexa, the more Alexa adapts to
speech patterns, vocabulary, and preferences with new features
continually being added. Alexa skills promote new capabilities that
allow Garmin Speak Plus users to develop a more personalized
experience with Alexa. What’s more, automatic software and mapping
updates are regularly sent to the Garmin Speak Plus to keep the
device up-to-date.
With a suggested retail price of $229.99, Garmin Speak Plus will
be available to customers starting mid-February through Garmin,
Best Buy, Amazon and other retailers. A special limited time
pre-order price of $199.99 will be available from Jan. 8 to Feb.
10. For more information, visit garmin.com/speak.
Garmin Speak Plus with Amazon Alexa is the latest from the
consumer automotive segment of Garmin, the leading
worldwide provider of portable navigation devices for
automobiles, motorcycles and trucks. The company’s user-friendly
navigation solutions have innovative features that provide time-
and fuel-saving benefits to meet the demands of everyday
driving.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation,
advancements with camera solutions, wireless devices and
applications that are designed for people who live an active
lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including
automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For
more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at
garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
twitter.com/garmin, or youtube.com/garmin.
1Drivers should focus on driving and only use the device when
safe to do so.
2Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of a dash cam
device. It is your responsibility to know and comply with
applicable laws and rights to privacy in jurisdictions where you
plan to use this device.
3Certain conditions may impair the warning function. Visit
Garmin.com/warnings for details.
4Offer ends April 20, 2018
5To control smart home devices you must have or create an Alexa
smart home skill that works with your smart home products.
About Garmin International Inc.:
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark and Garmin
Speak and the Garmin Speak app are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its
subsidiaries. Amazon, Alexa, and all related logos and motion marks
are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The Pandora
logos are trademarks of Pandora Media, Inc. Pandora is only
available in certain countries. Please visit
http://www.pandora.com/legal. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any
use of such marks by Garmin is under license. All rights
reserved.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding
Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on
management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual
results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed by Garmin with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number
0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
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