OnStar
Reaches Three-Million-Subscribers Milestone
OnStar
by GM announced that it has reached the three-million-subscribers
milestone, further validating GM's commitment to OnStar's
viable, growing business model that emphasizes safety, security
and peace of mind for its subscribers.
OnStar
is the nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security
and information services using the Global Positioning System
(GPS) satellite network and wireless technologies. With
the new Gen 6.1 system, GM & OnStar hope to further
expand their subscriber base. The Gen 6.1 OnStar system
allows subscribers to interact with OnStar's voice recognition
system in Spanish, French or English. A simple push of a
button an OnStar advisor can change the system to interact
with the subscriber in their preferred language. The multi-lingual
voice recognition system joins the other core OnStar services
such as stolen vehicle location assistance, remote door
unlock, roadside assistance, emergency services and automatic
crash notification.
GM
is the only automotive manufacturer committed to offering
a full range of vehicles with safety protection before,
during and after a collision. All OnStar-equipped vehicles
come with Automatic Crash Notification. If air bags deploy,
the system sends a signal to a highly trained OnStar Emergency
Advisor, who contacts the vehicle to see if help is needed,
and can contact an emergency responder to send for help.
In many cases the occupants are severely injured and cannot
speak for themselves. OnStar's GPS unit allows Advisors
to tell emergency responders the vehicle's location. OnStar
responds to at least one air bag deployment in the US or
Canada every hour.
Additionally,
the Gen 6.1 version of OnStar features the GM-exclusive
Advanced Automatic Crash Notification system. The AACN system
detects collisions, even rollovers, regardless of whether
air bags deploy. AACN also transmits other crash data, such
as the direction of impact force, the number of and which
air bags deployed and the maximum change of impact velocity,
so that emergency responders are more prepared with this
critical information before they arrive at the accident
scene.
General
Motors says it will equip 3 million model-year 2006 vehicles
in North America with its in-vehicle OnStar telematics system.
The number of cars with OnStar will grow from 1.4 million
in 2004 models to 2.2 million in 2005. OnStar is factory-installed
and currently available on about 50 models yet some models
still cannot accommodate OnStar hardware. GM says the service
eventually will be available in all its models in the future.
Each
month OnStar receives more than 700 air-bag notifications
following crashes. It also receives about 11,000 emergency
assistance calls, and responds to about 600 stolen vehicle
location requests, 19,000 requests for roadside assistance,
35,000 remote door-unlock requests, and 18,000 remote diagnostic
requests.
About
GM
General
Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest vehicle manufacturer,
employs about 325,000 people globally. Founded in 1908,
GM has been the global automotive sales leader since 1931.
GM today has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and
its vehicles are sold in 192 countries.
About
OnStar
Available
on more than 50 General Motor's models and select models
from six other auto manufacturers, OnStar is the nation's
leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information
services. OnStar is a wholly owned subsidiary of GM and
currently serves 2.5 million customers. For more information
about OnStar, visit www.onstar.com.
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