OnStar at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show +VIDEO
• Chevrolet Volt Concept Streams Content From The Cloud!
• Cadillac CUE: Easy-to-Use Industry First Controls to Access Data
• RelayRides, GM, & OnStar: Car Sharing with New Mobile Phone App
LAS VEGAS - January 17, 2012: Among the many historic, high-tech highlights at this year's international Consumer Electronics Show included a partnership with OnStar, RelayRides, and GM to significantly increase the ease and accessibility of car-sharing, the introduction of a Chevrolet Volt concept which gives occupants access to streaming content from the Cloud, and the CUE "Cadillac User Experience".
Watch the OnStar CES video news release
RelayRides: Sharing GM Cars with a Mobile Phone App!
RelayRides and GM are teaming up to make car-sharing the easiest and
most accessible it's ever been. Through a groundbreaking technology
integration, RelayRides is partnering with OnStar to allow RelayRides
borrowers to unlock GM cars with their mobile phones through a mobile
app.
Mobile Connectivity on Four Wheels Study!
OnStar, Verizon Wireless and GM unveiled a static Chevrolet Volt
research concept which gives all occupants access to streaming content
(music, videos, games, etc.) from the Cloud enabled by the Verizon Wireless
4G LTE network and building on OnStar's Advanced Telematics Operating
System.
The prototype applications demonstrate: Streaming Content The 4G LTE connection provides drivers and passengers access to streaming content, including music, videos, games and news, from their home computer or via a popular streaming service.
CUE Cadillac User Experience: Talk to Your Cadillac!
Easy to Use Industry First Controls! CUE merges intuitive design with
industry-first controls and commands for information and entertainment data
accessible by a LCD touch screen. CUE utilizes natural voice recognition,
fewer buttons, larger icons, an uncluttered screen layout, and greater
options for customization. For example, most of today's luxury cars have
approximately 20 buttons controlling the radio and entertainment functions:
CUE reduces that number to just 4 buttons!
CUE allows drivers to safely store such mobile devices as a smart phone or iPod - and channel the information on those devices, along with navigation tools, weather maps with Doppler radar, AM/FM radio, instant messages, and emails through a central portal in the vehicle - allowing the driver to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Celebrities Praise OnStar and New Technology!
Entertainers such as Wayne Brady and Greg Grunberg shared their love of
hi-tech gadgets with their fans via enthusiastic Twitteer missives, which
they sent from the OnStar Tweethouse party on Wednesday evening.
OnStar looks forward to a future of bringing additional technological innovations to consumers worldwide to make "connectivity" easier and more accessible.