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Over 3 million of today's smartphone users use telematics apps -- apps ranging from navigational services like Waze to streaming music players like the now-ubiquitous Pandora. That figure is expected to rise dramatically over the next five years; in fact, ABI Research estimates that by 2016, it will hit 129 million. So, what does that mean for automakers and their own telematics systems? We've written a good bit about the in-dash offerings from car companies like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, and Hyundai. Ford seems to be leading the telematics pack with MyFord Touch, which has become...
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CES 2011: OnStar-Verizon 4G LTE Prototype Screenshot TourA few days ago we brought you the full details on the new prototype OnStar telematics/infotainment system launched at CES this week. Today, we have a screenshot tour showing you what it looks like, and an interesting tidbit of info from OnStar's senior systems engineer Mark Frye. According to Frye...
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2011 CES: GM Launches Retail OnStar For Non-GM Cars, Shows Off 4G Prototype
GM is taking heed of customer demand to launch its innovative OnStar system as a standalone retail device, offering the system in a replacement rearview mirror that owners will be able to install in virtually any vehicle. The OnStar rearview mirror offers the key features of the popular GM...
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GM Officially Reveals Retail OnStar System
Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just about any car, and packed full of features many cars don't offer, it's exactly what it sounds like...
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CES 2011: GM's 4G OnStar Prototype: Video Skype, So Much More
Just yesterday AT&T and BMW announced their partnership for in-car cellular Web connectivity, but it's today's OnStar-Verizon prototype that's really proving to be interesting, if ephemeral. Why? Because the proposed tech allows things like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home...
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CES 2011: GM Announces OnStar Anywhere For Non-GM Cars
Pay a fee, swap out your rear-view mirror, and you're ready to roll with GM's new OnStar Anywhere service, announced today from the CES show in Las Vegas. The full reveal, with details, will be coming later in the show, but stay tuned, because we'll have it all as soon as it's released. What we can...
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Want to update your Facebook status to say something about your tremendously fun drive behind the wheel of your new Camaro but don't want to risk crashing while you use your smart phone to update? Well, GM just might have the solution for you. That's right, GM is working on a system that will allow drivers to use their voice to update their Facebook status, as well as to listen to Facebook messages. The system, which is being tested right now, could also allow drivers to hear incoming text messages, before using steering-wheel controls to select one of four responses. GM won't say when...
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Video: OnStar's Smartphone Tech In Action
Yesterday General Motors revealed its new OnStar smartphone technology that allows the owner of an OnStar-equipped car to access core vehicle features from an app on their phone. But it wasn't immediately clear why anything but the remote start option would be any more useful than a standard key...
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OnStar Providing Free Turn-By-Turn For Black Friday
GM vehicle drivers will get free turn-by-turn directions to the best sales spots on Black Friday.
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Video: 700-hp Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Blows OnStar's Mind
The Hennessey-tuned 700-horsepower Cadillac CTS-V accelerates so hard it activates the OnStar emergency system.
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