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Fiat Chrysler Adds Siri Eyes Free to Equipped 2013-2015 Vehicles

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has released a free software update that enables owners of properly equipped 2013-2015 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles to add Siri Eyes Free capability to the Uconnect 8.4 system.

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The new software update is available in nearly 2 million vehicles equipped with a Uconnect 8.4 touchscreen system:

- 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500
- 2013-2015 Dodge Viper
- 2014-2015 Dodge Durango
- 2015 Dodge Challenger and Charger
- 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
- 2015 Jeep Renegade
- 2015 Chrysler 200 and 300

Siri Eyes Free is also supported on 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat vehicles with properly equipped Uconnect 8.4 or 6.5 systems. FCA previously announced that Uconnect will support CarPlay in compatible 2016 vehicles later this year.

After entering a 17-digit Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on the Uconnect website, owners of the eligible vehicles can download the update to a USB drive and then install it on their Uconnect system, a process that takes about 30-45 minutes.

Siri Eyes Free, compatible with iPhone 4s or later, is designed to help minimize driver distraction by using Siri voice recognition and spoken responses to allow drivers to interact with an iPhone without needing to look at the in-dash screen.


Drivers can activate Siri Eyes Free by pushing and holding the voice recognition button on the steering wheel to, for example, place phone calls, send text messages, play music, set reminders, set calendar entries, access turn-by-turn directions, and more, while keeping their eyes on the road ahead.

Ford also equipped nearly five million 2011 and newer vehicles with Siri Eyes Free with a SYNC software update in December 2015.

Tags: Fiat Chrysler, Siri Eyes Free

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JCrz
131 months ago
What's more unreliable? Siri's voice recognition or Fiats?
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Porco
131 months ago
They could just call Siri Eyes Free 'Sr'.
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justperry
131 months ago
What's more unreliable? Siri's voice recognition or Fiats?
Siri's voice recognition in a Fiat.:p
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blueflame
131 months ago
What's more unreliable? Siri's voice recognition or Fiats?
Have you ever used the uconnect 8.4 system? I logged in just to respond to this.

ever day i use uconnect, i am shocked at how poorly Siri works. Uconnect gets the names of people i am dialing every single time. and much faster. and I have not had any false connects yet. and i have strange names i call. gail, annika, matthias.

you should try it before passing judgement on the system it is really quite well done.
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barnaby117
131 months ago
Man, I wish Honda would do this for my 2015 Accord.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
J
JCrz
131 months ago
I really thought this was a thread for FCA customers learning about and helping each other on a software update, but its turned into a snarky criticism of someones choice in the car they drive. I've had a lot of rides. Japanense, German and American. I've had good and bad in all. I've had CR recommended car that had an engine failure at 54,000 miles. I've also had another that they didn't I drove it for 120,000 with a sixty dollar repair and maintenance in ten years of ownership. A lot of it has to deal with the dealer and their ability to service and repair a car. CR has not recommend iPhone's before in different generations they all have been great for me. Snarky stuff belongs at BGR!
Your sample size of one means exactly that: 1 out of millions. Statistics, while not 100% correct with every single case, are important because they show the probability of something happening.

Statistically, you're less likely to die in a crash if you wear a seatbelt. If you've never worn a seatbelt before and you're alive then it doesn't mean seatbelts are useless. Same goes with smoke detectors, etc.

It's about being smart and making smart decisions based on past information. If I know that I'm statistically more likely to get mugged in a dark ghetto alley late at night then I'll avoid those areas. I'm not going to say, "Well, Johnny said he did it one time and survived so screw all the data collection and reports!"

CR's recommendation for iPhones wasn't based on hard data. A "recommendation" is not statistics! You went totally off the track there.
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