Fifteen years ago Global Positioning Systems were confined to military use, telematics was a foreign term and most drivers had a paper map in their glove compartment. Fast forward to today, where the ...

DETROIT -- The OnStar telematics service of General Motors Tuesday launched Family Link, an optional service the company piloted last year that will allow subscribers to stay connected to their loved ...

I’m a huge fan of gadgets in cars. I drive a Honda Fit, and I knew when I went car shopping that I was going to end up with the model with navigation. I plan on driving my car many years, and I want ...

General Motors' OnStar has announced plans to offer two new services and an expanded third, as well as a hook-up with MapQuest.com -- one of the most recognized names in Internet mapping. OnStar ...

The world has opened up more since the onset of the pandemic, and major travel has made a comeback. Starting your next adventure typically comes with a list of things necessary so you can hit the road ...

When General Motors used CES to launch a mirror with a blue button that would work in any car it was called, quite simply, "retail product." Perhaps realizing that such a sweepingly vague name for the ...

Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just ...

OnStar has begun rolling out a new solution specifically aimed at families, allowing family members to track their progress in a vehicle at all times. Available as an add-on to the basic OnStar ...

Jeff Liedel: The OnStar product is a lot information technology, and there’s a lot of in-vehicle engineering. Putting the communications device in vehicles is a task the OnStar engineering group does.

Just yesterday AT&T and BMW announced their partnership for in-car cellular Web connectivity, but it's today's OnStar-Verizon prototype that's really proving to be interesting, if ephemeral. Why?

It is going to be standard on all GM vehicles in the U.S. and Canada by the end of ’07. Its technology and service are also offered by non-GM companies, including Lexus. And while there have been and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you use the OnStar RemoteLink app on your Windows phone, it looks like your time with the app ...