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OnStar

A subscription-based vehicle communications system from General Motors subsidiary OnStar Corporation. Founded in 1995, the service is built into GM vehicles as well as other vehicles via aftermarket rear-view mirrors. Using cellular transmission and GPS, OnStar provides navigation, emergency services, stolen vehicle assistance and remote diagnostics in the U.S., Canada and China.
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"We have a clear requirement for a robust, highly economical, nationwide wireless network," said Jay Sheth, OnStar executive director of wireless business development.
24, Amazon Alexa users can ask for Santas location through the NORAD Tracks Santa skill for Amazon Alexa, and OnStar subscribers can press the OnStar button in their vehicles to locate Santa.
Auto Business News-August 2, 2017--Chevrolet to offer customers three months free OnStar Family Link
ONSTAR, the latest innovation in automotive information services is being rolled out to local motorists in the area by Davidsons of Morpeth, bringing technology, safety and security features to new Vauxhall owners who enrol in the service.
Already connecting around seven million customers globally, with features including 4G LTE connection, emergency services and smartphone remote control, OnStar is being rolled out across the UK and to 13 other markets across Europe, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
This means that a 21-year old customer participating in scrappage, could receive PS1,190 finance deposit contribution and pay just PS193 per month over 36 months for a Corsa three-door 1.2-litre Limited Edition, which includes one year's free insurance and one year's free OnStar and 4G wi-fi*.
The seventh-generation Astra will be equipped with OnStar, the first all-new Vauxhall to feature this technology, which includes high-speed 4G LTE mobile network, emergency response notification and stolen vehicle recovery technology.
Auto Express' new Technology Award went to Vauxhall and its owner GM for its OnStar system, which has just opened new headquarters in Luton, Bedfordshire.
What Vauxhall are promising for the price is their amazing, new OnStar system in the SL trim as standard, along with features such as heated seats and steering wheel and lane departure warning.
M2 EQUITYBITES-January 7, 2015-Parkopedia partners with OnStar
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