XM NavTraffic Service for Vehicle Navigation Systems Expands to Two More Cities, Wins Prestigious Industry Award

XM NavTraffic Service for Vehicle Navigation Systems Expands to Two More Cities, Wins Prestigious Industry Award

WASHINGTON, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than four million subscribers, today announced that XM NavTraffic, the first nationwide satellite traffic information service for GPS navigation systems, will be expanding to Orlando and Tampa, Florida, on June 15. XM NavTraffic, which displays current traffic information for a driver's personal route on the navigation map, was recently honored with a prestigious award from the telematics industry organization Telematics Update.

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The XM NavTraffic service, powered by NAVTEQ Traffic, is currently available for 20 major metro markets. The addition of Orlando and Tampa on June 15 is part of an ongoing effort to expand the XM NavTraffic service to more high-volume traffic markets throughout the U.S.

Utilizing XM's coast-to-coast satellite signal, the XM NavTraffic service continuously delivers traffic data directly to factory-installed and aftermarket GPS navigation units. XM NavTraffic can provide an overlay of color-coded traffic flow information on the map of a navigation system, which indicates how fast the traffic is currently moving on a driver's chosen route. Accidents and construction sites are identified on the map by icons. XM NavTraffic can show at-a-glance traffic conditions between the vehicle and the driver's destination, allowing the navigation system to calculate detours around a traffic jam before the car is 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 made its debut in fall 2004 as a standard feature on the 2005 Acura RL and is now available as an option on the 2005 Cadillac CTS. Pioneer Electronics recently introduced the first aftermarket in-car navigation systems compatible with XM NavTraffic, the Pioneer AVIC-N2 and the AVIC-D1, which can fit virtually any vehicle on the road.

"XM has just begun to tap into the potential of this powerful technology, and we look forward to expanding this breakthrough service to Orlando and Tampa this week, and more markets in the future," said Roderick MacKenzie, XM's VP of Advanced Applications and Services. "XM NavTraffic will alert drivers in Tampa and Orlando to specific traffic problems on their personal routes so they can anticipate and avoid the congestion."

Separately, XM was named Best Consumer Vehicle Application at the 2005 Telematics Update Awards held in Livonia, Michigan, on May 16. An independent panel of judges considered submissions from a wide variety of companies and individuals throughout the telematics industry.

The XM NavTraffic service is offered as a premium data service for an additional $3.99 per month when packaged with the XM Satellite Radio audio subscription.

With the addition of its two latest markets this week, XM NavTraffic will be 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 four million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XM's 2005 lineup includes 153 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 67 commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 65 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide. XM is the satellite radio leader in sports programming, offering thousands of live sporting events every year. XM is the official satellite radio network for Major League Baseball, NASCAR, the Indy Racing League, the PGA TOUR, and the college sports conferences ACC, Pac-10, and Big Ten. XM was named Best Radio Service at the 2004 Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards.

XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 120 different vehicle models for 2005. XM also is available in Avis, National, and Alamo rental cars. XM is the exclusive in-flight entertainment service for AirTran Airways, and will soon be available on JetBlue flights. Consumers can experience XM over the Internet through XM Radio Online at http://listen.xmradio.com/. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com/.

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 1,600 employees located in over 122 offices in 21 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.

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CONTACT: Chance Patterson, +1-202-380-4318, chance.patterson@xmradio.com, David Butler, +1-202-380-4317, david.butler@xmradio.com, both of XM Satellite Radio

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