In response to a carjacking involving a Volkswagen and a two-year-old child, Volkswagen of America has announced that it will provide a free five-year subscription for Car-Net Safe & Secure connected vehicle emergency services for most model year 2020 to 2023 vehicles – including the ID.4. This subscription includes Automatic Crash Notifications, Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, and Anti-Theft Alerts for gas-powered models, and Automatic Crash Notifications and Emergency Assistance for ID.4 EV models.
The incident in Libertyville, Illinois, which occurred at the end of February, was a violent carjacking in which a Volkswagen Atlas was stolen from a woman’s driveway with her two-year-old son still in the car. The woman was seriously injured after the carjacker ran her over. A detective called VW and asked the rep to locate the car with Car-Net, but the rep said that the Atlas’s “courtesy trial period” had ended and that the owner would need to pay $150 to reactivate it. Fortunately, police officers had already found the child, who was unharmed yet had been abandoned in a parking lot, and then the police later located the Atlas.
Rachael Zaluzec, SVP, customer experience and brand marketing for Volkswagen of America, Inc., released a statement saying that VW “wants to make it right” in response to the incident, and that Car-Net five-year subscriptions will now be free. To activate the free Car-Net subscription, owners must create a myVW account and accept the myVW and Car-Net Terms of Service. The coverage will remain active for 5 years after the sale date or June 1, 2023, whichever is later.
VW’s decision to provide free Car-Net subscriptions is a smart move in response to a pretty awful incident. This service can help keep drivers safe and secure on the road, and can provide peace of mind for those who own a Volkswagen ID.4.
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