OnStar

DETROIT—A new driving-directions option from General Motors’ OnStar telematics service will be standard for one year on more than 2 million GM vehicles starting with the 2007 model year. After …

Consumer-side mobile virtual network operators that still want to get in on the game could be out of luck, but there are opportunities ahead on the business side and in …

WASHINGTON-A telematics provider warned the Federal Communications Commission that a numbers-based approach to finance the universal-service fund will not survive a court challenge. Using language from a previous appeals court …

WASHINGTON—A telematics provider warned the Federal Communications Commission Wednesday that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s numbers-based approach to finance the universal-service fund would not survive a court challenge and it used …

WASHINGTON-Telematics providers have come out against FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s numbers-based approach to financing the universal-service fund . Those providers noted that because telematics is not connected to the public-switched …

By Jamie LaReau DETROIT-General Motors’ OnStar division will offer new technology on some 2006 models and nearly all 2007 models that gives subscribers automated turn-by-turn navigation in their vehicles. GM …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today announced the availability of new Global Positioning System capabilities, accuracy and reliability upgrades that are expected to benefit cell phone communications and strengthen the U.S.’ technological …

SiRF Technology Holdings this week plans to unveil a global positioning system-enabled system-on-a-chip (SoC) it said will make automotive navigation and telematics systems more affordable for consumers. The product, dubbed …

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.-Airbiquity Inc. said its aqLink technology has been deployed in more than 1 million OnStar in-vehicle systems. “We are very proud to have achieved this milestone,” said Kamyar …

TORONTO-InTouch motion Inc. launched a new wireless in-vehicle product the company said will compete with telematics heavyweight OnStar’s service offerings. InTouch said its new product will support phone services, one-touch …

NEW ORLEANS-The world’s largest automaker, General Motors, said it will make OnStar a standard feature on all of its vehicles in the United States and Canada by 2007. The move …

SAN FRANCISCO-Verizon Wireless, in partnership with General Motors’ OnStar, announced its America’s Choice with OnStar service plan is now available nationwide. With the plan, Verizon customers with OnStar-equipped vehicles can …

General Motors Corp. plans to double production of vehicles equipped with OnStar’s in-vehicle communications systems in 2006 models. The company said that for the 2006 model year, 3 million GM …

Expanding the current agreement between the two companies, Verizon Wireless and OnStar said they would launch America’s Choice with OnStar service plans next month, allowing customers to use their Verizon …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-GM’s OnStar is in a position to introduce its telematics services for commercial fleets, according to a new study from ABI Research. “The technology is now at a …

ARMONK, N.Y.-Telematics giant OnStar said it will use speech-recognition technology from IBM Corp. in its new lineup of 2004 vehicles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. OnStar will use …

TROY, Mich.-General Motors’ OnStar subsidiary selected ZK Celltest, a wireless network measurement and monitoring solutions company, to monitor performance of wireless networks in the United States and Canada. ZK Celltest …

Chet Huber is selling safety, security and peace of mind. And, he says, people are buying. Huber, president of General Motors’ telematics company OnStar Corp., offers up plenty of evidence …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday said that OnStar Corp.’s ancillary voice calling service is a mobile phone and is subject to the FCC’s wireless enhanced 911 rules. But the commission …

In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision …

IRVING, Texas-Public Safety Associates Inc., which develops electronic maps for wireless E911, reportedly has filed a lawsuit against General Motors Corp. accusing the company of using its system without paying. …

LOS ANGELES-Approximately half of those equipped with telematics systems use the services they provide and will continue to pay for them after the typical year-long free trial period ends, according …

HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—Volkswagen of America Inc. announced it will begin offering OnStar telematics services in 2003. “Volkswagen Telematics by OnStar” will offer safety, security and convenience features, which the …

DETROIT-OnStar is working with Verizon Wireless to make it cheaper for OnStar Personal Calling customers to forward calls from a handheld Verizon phone to the OnStar phones embedded in their …

DETROIT—The recent and well-publicized crackdown on mobile-phone use and driver safety and the official launch of its “personal calling” service prompted OnStar to release last week what it claims is …