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OnStar opens service to subscribers affected by storm: TELECOMWORLDWIRE-1 September 2008-OnStar opens service to subscribers affected by stormC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com OnStar, a subsidiary of General Motors and a provider of in-car communications systems in many late-model GM vehicles, announced on 1 September that all its services would be available to all subscribers in Texas, Louisiana,...; Tags: General Motors Corp., GPS, OnStar; Research articles 2008-09-01
OnStar device stops auto theft on its tracks: SAN MATEO -- Dozens of Bay Area police officers descended on a parking lot in San Mateo on Tuesday to try their hand at playing car thief, and all of them failed -- miserably. They got off to a great start, though. The officers hopped behind the...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., OnStar, technology; Research articles 2008-04-23
OnStar device to aid stolen car recovery OnStar device to help in: SAN MATEO -- Several dozen Bay Area cops descended on a parking lot in San Mateo on Tuesday to try their hand at playing car thief, and all of them failed -- miserably. They got off to a great start, though. The officers hopped behind the wheel...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., OnStar, recovery; Research articles 2008-04-23
Good onboard surveillance: Your surveillance issue of THE NEW AMERICAN of Oct. 29, 2007, lists the "OnStar" option on General Motors vehicles as a U.S. government invasion of personal privacy. I'm divided 50/50 on this issue after listening to an OnStar representative explain the system to a Society of Automotive Engineers' dinner meeting....; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., Government, OnStar; Research articles 2008-02-18
In-car Sync system gets free 911 calls: LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft and Ford Motor are adding emergency-call capability with no monthly fee to Sync -- their joint, in-car wireless system that lets drivers control cellphones and music players with voice commands -- in a challenge to General Motors' OnStar technology. The companies made...; Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., Microsoft Corp., OnStar; Research articles 2008-01-07

USD46M SAIC AND GM "SHAKE HANDS" FOR THE EIGHTH TIME: According to fdi.gov.cn: Given good cooperation on vehicle manufacturing, sales and R&D, GM and SAIC Group will further expand the cooperation scope. Recently, GM, SAIC Group and Shanghai GM officially announced to jointly establish Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co. in Shanghai. This is the eighth JV between GM and SAIC and...; Tags: General Motors Corp., OnStar, SAIC, SALES, Shanghai; Research articles 2007-12-05
GENERAL Motors OnStar GPS: GENERAL Motors OnStar GPS tracking system to beat car thieves is to include a button you press if your car is stolen. Operators at OnStar tell the cops where the car is, and then the police tell OnStar that it's safe to shut down the car's accelerator. Brakes and steering...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., GPS, OnStar; Research articles 2007-10-14
GM and OnStar Create Innovative Technology to Help Save Lives; New capability to assist OnStar subscribers and public safety officials in stolen vehicle cases.: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 9, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- General Motors GM and OnStar demonstrated today a powerful technology that will gradually and safely slow down a stolen vehicle. This new prototype technology, known as Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, is the latest enhancement to OnStar's stolen vehicle...; Tags: E-mail, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., Investment, OnStar; Research articles 2007-10-09
VIDEO from Medialink and OnStar: Groundbreaking Technology Improves Safety on the Road During One of the Most Dangerous Situations - High Speed Police Car Chases: To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORSContact: Medialink, New York, +1-888-560-5578, mediadesk@medialink.com NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 300 deaths occur as the result of about 30,000 police chases, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA. Now, those numbers may soon start to decrease with the introduction of a...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., MARKETING, OnStar, video; Research articles 2007-10-09
Device can remotely halt auto chases: Police will be able to remotely halt some high-speed pursuits with technology being unveiled today that aims to cut chase-related deaths. General Motors plans to equip 1.7 million of its 2009-model vehicles with the system that allows pursuing officers to request that engines of stolen cars...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., OnStar; Research articles 2007-10-09
GM and OnStar Create Innovative Technology to Help Save Lives: General Motors GM and OnStar demonstrated today a powerful technology that will gradually and safely slow down a stolen vehicle. This new prototype technology, known as Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, is the latest enhancement to OnStar's stolen vehicle service. OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown will allow advisors working with law enforcement...; Tags: E-mail, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, OnStar; Research articles 2007-10-09
OnStar helps put brakes on auto theft: DETROIT -- Say some clown steals your car from the parking deck at work. If it's equipped with General Motors' OnStar service, he could be in for a big surprise and you could get a little revenge -- and even see your car again. ...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., OnStar; Research articles 2007-10-09
Carmakers racing to offer gizmos for motoring masses: DETROIT -- As automakers race to inject as many safety, security, navigation and entertainment features as possible into their vehicles, they ought to keep Mark Evangelista in mind. The 45-year-old owner of a suburban Detroit construction company says he's had General Motors Corp.'s OnStar service installed on several...; Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., Manufacturing, OnStar; Research articles 2007-07-29
AUDIO from Medialink and OnStar: OnStar 'Crisis Assist' Aids Those Affected by South Florida Power Outage: To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS; Tags: OnStar, Technology; Research articles 2008-02-29
OnStar Tops New ABI Research Consumer Telematics Vendor Matrix Ranking: LONDON -- OnStar has been ranked at the top of the latest Consumer Telematics Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.; Tags: ABI Research, OnStar; Research articles 2008-04-24
OnStar by GM and American Red Cross Partner to Provide Information to Those in Crisis Situations: To: AUTO EDITORSContact: Laura Howe of American Red Cross, +1-202-303-5713 office, +1-205-365-6514 cell, howel@usa.redcross.org; or Jocelyn Allen of OnStar Communications, +1-313-665-2790 office, +1-313-378- 8668 cell, jocelyn.allen@onstar.com; or Cristi Chojnacki of OnStar Communications, +1-313-667-0874 office, +1-248-410-7827 cell, cristi.chojnacki@onstar.com DETROIT, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2007 hurricane season upon us, OnStar...; Tags: American Red Cross, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., OnStar, Red Cross; Research articles 2007-06-07
OnStar Update: The Court Cases Begin: An unhappy Cadillac owner whose in-car OnStar service will go dead next year as a result of digital upgrades to General Motors Corp.'s "peace-of-mind" roadside-assistance feature, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the automaker but not against the agency that forced GM into that decision. As...; Tags: General Motors Corp., Government, Manufacturing, MARKETING, OnStar; Research articles 2007-05-14
Smithsonian to display GPS pioneer's FoneFinder: Boston inventor Robert Tendler is being recognized by the Smithsonian Institution for his groundbreaking work with GPS, reports the Boston Globe. Meanwhile, Tendler is engaged in a lawsuit against the General Motors business unit OnStar for patent infringement. A patent lawyer, Tendler holds nearly a dozen patents. In the...; Tags: GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, OnStar, Smithsonian Institution; Research articles 2007-05-01
Analog cell service nears the finish line: Regulators are poised to send the crackling and bulky analog cellphone to the scrap heap next February, denying a last-ditch appeal from a business group. The shutdown of analog wireless networks Feb. 18 will mean lost service or disruptions for 500,000 GM car owners with OnStar...; Tags: car, FCC, General Motors Corp., Government, OnStar; Research articles 2007-04-16
The Analog-To-Digital Transition Affects Cars, Too: While Congress, the broadcast industry and owners of analog TV sets continue to fret over the analog-to-digital transition that finalized in 2009, owners of GM vehicles equipped with analog OnStar services (about 10 percent of GM's vehicles now on the road) have a choice to make by...; Tags: car, General Motors Corp., OnStar; Research articles 2007-03-05