Jaguar drivers can now use their car’s touchscreen to pay for fuel with a new cashless payment app.
The Shell app is one of several new enhancements to Jaguar’s F-PACE, XE and XF models. Other updates include the introduction of the latest efficient Ingenium petrol and diesel engines. There’s also the addition of convenience features such as gesture technology where the sweep of a foot can open the boot.
Owners who install the Shell app can simply drive up to any pump at a Shell service station. Then they use the vehicle’s touchscreen to select how much fuel they require. Paying happens by PayPal or Apple Pay. Android Pay will be added later in 2017.
The driver sees an electronic receipt on the touchscreen. This way customers can leave the forecourt confident of having paid. A receipt also goes directly from the pump to the driver’s email address for accounting or expenses software.
Peter Virk, Jaguar Land Rover’s Director of Connected Car and Future Technology, said: “In a world where cash is no longer king, customers are increasingly using electronic payments and contactless cards. Making a payment directly from a car’s touchscreen will make refuelling quicker and easier. With this new system you can choose any pump on the forecourt and pay for the fuel even if you’ve forgotten your wallet or can’t find your credit or debit card.”
“You will save time because there’s no more queuing to pay in a shop, and for drivers with children, it won’t be necessary to wake them up, or unstrap them from their seats to take them into the shop.”
Unlike current phone-based payment methods, Shell and Jaguar Land Rover have created a simple but secure customer experience that uses geolocation technology and a cloud based pre-payment check with the PayPal or Apple Pay wallet
David Bunch, Global Vice President Shell Retail Marketing and Chairman, Shell Brands International, said: “As the world’s number one global fuels retailer, this e-commerce collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover is part of Shell’s commitment to continuously improve the digital experience for our customers at the forecourt. In 2015 Shell introduced mobile payments at the pump in the UK. Today we are proud to offer the next step in cashless motoring. Jaguar and Land Rover customers in the UK will pay for their fuel using the car’s touchscreen. With around 30 million customers every day, we have a mission to continuously find ways to make our customer’s journey’s better. We look forward to further exciting developments like this across our 43,000 sites around the world soon.”
The Shell app with in-car cashless payments will be available to download from 15 February and will be rolled out to additional markets globally during 2017
Peter Virk added: “We are working with leaders in e-commerce such as Shell to enable our customers to enjoy cashless motoring via their car’s touchscreen. Whether it’s paying for fuel, parking, tolls, or even at a drive-through restaurant, the aim of cashless motoring is to make life easier for our customers.”
The new app will be available across the F-PACE, F-TYPE, XF and XE sports saloon model ranges. It will be available also in the latest Land Rover models.
The enhancements to the 2018 model year (MY) F-PACE include the introduction of an efficient new E-Performance diesel model
It has CO2 emissions as low as 126g/km and fuel economy of 59.2mpg (4.8 l/100km) on the combined cycle. That means fewer refuelling stops altogether. In addition a high-output 240PS diesel and advanced new 250PS Ingenium petrol engine also join the line-up.
The 240PS diesel engine and new Ingenium petrol powerplant are also available in the XF sports saloon. There also are a 200PS version of the new Ingenium petrol engine.
For 2018MY, the XE sports saloon is available with 200PS RWD automatic and 250PS RWD and AWD automatic derivatives of the new four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine. Drivers looking for even more dynamic performance can opt for the upgraded XE S. It has 380PS 3.0-litre V6 engine shared with the F-TYPE sports car.
Both the enhanced XE and XF sports saloons are available with Gesture Boot Lid functionality. Jaguar’s Configurable Dynamics technology is as a standalone feature on both vehicles. It allows drivers to personalise the gearshift, throttle response and steering settings.
A virtual 12.3-inch TFT instrument cluster with full-screen 3D navigation and the availability of Dual View touchscreen technology also provides customers with added convenience as part of the updates.
