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OnStar is a vehicle option that gained popularity over the past few years. It is the brainchild of GM and two other companies, EDS and Hughes Electronics Corporation. In 1996, these three companies collaborated together in order to offer the public roadside assistance in an innovative way. It was a way to compete in a market... more »
OnStar Corporation provides interactive safety, security, diagnostic and communication services for its OnStar subscribers. OnStar is available on select GM vehicles in the United States and Canada. As of 2009, there are more than five million OnStar subscribers. more »
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OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, hands free calling, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States and Canada. OnStar services are only available currently on vehicles manufactured by General Motors. The service is available for all vehicles that have the factory-installed OnStar hardware. OnStar is known as ChevyStar in Latin American markets. The service currently has more than five million subscribers.
Overview
The OnStar service relies on CDMA mobile phone voice and data communication, primarily via Verizon Wireless in the United States and Bell Mobility in Canada, as well as location information using GPS technology. Drivers and passengers can use its audio interface to contact OnStar representatives for emergency services, vehicle diagnostics and directions. OnStar equipped vehicles with an active subscription will also contact representatives, based out of Pontiac, Michigan; Charlotte, North Carolina; Makati, Philippines; and Oshawa, Ontario in the event of a collision where the airbags are deployed. Newer models will contact OnStar in any type of collision whether airbags deploy or not. This new service is called Advanced Automatic Crash Response (AACR) and is designed to assist emergency response efforts.
When a driver presses the Red OnStar Emergency button or Blue OnStar button, current vehicle data and the users GPS location are immediately gathered. This information is then sent to OnStar. OnStar Emergency calls are routed to the OnStar Center with highest priority. Three centers exist to receive emergency calls: Pontiac, Michigan; Charlotte, North Carolina and Ontario Canada; and all centers are open 24 hours a day.
Starting 2009, General Motors began equipping some new veh read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnStar
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