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  • December 2007

    • Analog Shutdown Strands OnStar Users

      Associated Press  |  Dec 21, 07 10:12 PM CST

      Analog Shutdown Strands OnStar Users

      (Newser) - Users of the OnStar vehicle safety and communications system will be among those left in the lurch when analog cellphone systems are mothballed next year, AP reports. The government decided in 2002 to let carriers call time on the old cellular networks, but GM was still rolling out some cars equipped for the old system as late as 2005. More »

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      wireless  • telecommunications  • electronics  • OnStar

  • October 2007

    • GM Puts Brakes on Stolen Cars

      Associated Press  |  Oct 10, 07 7:01 AM CDT

      GM Puts Brakes on Stolen Cars

      (Newser) - GM's OnStar service could soon reduce dangerous police pursuits, AP reports, by allowing police who spot stolen cars to ask operators to send a signal that slows the car to a halt. "This technology will basically remove the control of the horsepower from the thief," said OnStar's president. The system will be installed in about 20 2009 models. More »

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      General Motors  • police pursuits  • stolen cars  • OnStar

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