Volkswagen of America has announced that it will be providing its Car-Net Safe & Secure connected vehicle emergency services for free to existing and future customers, for five years. It will be available for most 2020 and newer Volkswagen models, effective June 1, 2023. All owners need to do is create a myVW account and accept the Terms of Service. The coverage will remain active for five years after the sale date or June 1, whichever is later.
Gas-powered vehicles equipped with Car-Net hardware will receive automatic crash notifications, Emergency assistance, stolen vehicle locator, and anti-theft alerts, while ID.4 EV models will receive automatic crash notifications and emergency assistance.
