General Motors is doing well to expand their offerings globally. And just recently, the General has just announced that they’ll be planning on expanding their OnStar on-board interactive service and roadside assistance. OnStar entered one of GM’s largest markets in 2009, by introducing themselves in China where Buick’s are extremely popular. Now, OnStar now wants [...]
General Motors and partner, OnStar, have just unveiled their new program, which allows parents to track the real-time location of their teenagers when they are driving. This is part of a new pilot program that will help parents know about their kids’ whereabouts. “Our subscribers have asked us for a solution to help them stay [...]
In conjunction with OnStar, GM is releasing the very first smart grid pilot this year. The real-world pilot works with utilities with the purpose of lowering consumer costs by making energy usage more efficient. Nick Pudar, OnStar VP of planning and business development comments on the products implementation: “In contrast to other OEM’s who are [...]
OnStar has announced that four students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are Grand Prize winners of the OnStar Student Developer Challenge and a $10,000 Developer Dream Package. The students created an app called EatOn, a restaurant discovery experienced within the vehicle. The winning team included of MIT sophomores Drew Dennison, Isaac Evans, Sara Sprague [...]
Earlier this year OnStar announced that it will start offering its core technology and services through consumer electronics retailers with the OnStar standalone rearview mirror. Well, today OnStar announced that from now on, the standalone rearview mirror will be called the OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle) and will feature an external microphone for better voice quality. The [...]
In a new national campaign that will remind drivers just how easy it is to stay safely connected while on the road, OnStar launched a new ‘Push On’ Sweepstakes Campaign. The campaign, which launched on March 14, will allow 10 people will win a new OnStar-equipped Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle of their choice. Anyone [...]
OnStar has announced that it is offering Crisis Assist services to active subscribers in areas affected by the Tsunami warnings as a result of the earthquake in Japan. Crisis Assist services are being offered to subscribers in Hawaii and along the Pacific Coastal areas from Southern California to Alaska. “Preparation is the best defense in [...]
An Alabama man is accused of lying to the police that his vehicle was stolen so that OnStar could locate it with its GPS technology, authorities said. Police say that 51-year-old Gene Patrick Finley has been charged with false reporting to a police officer. Finley called police on Feb. 4 and reported a stolen car [...]
When OnStar first announced the availability of its Standalone Rearview Mirror, Best Buy was said to be the first retail partner that would sell the device for $299. GM now announced that more than 1,600 retailers will sell the device that provides the signature blue button service for some 55 million non-GM vehicles. “Best Buy, [...]
The Super Bowl may as well be a national holiday since it generates such a huge following from citizens nationwide. OnStar announced today that Super Bowl goers will have special access to information on routes and road closures with a simple push of the blue button. “To alleviate confusion over road closures, Super Bowl organizers [...]
