General Motors’ OnStar system has been around for several years and has become very popular
by offering remote, location aware services to its consumers. Some of those services include
remote unlocking, vehicle location, turn-by-turn directions and emergency response (automatic on air-bag
deployment). This
recent article about OnStar’s plans for a new feature called Stolen Vehicle Slowdown takes
it to the next level. With this new feature OnStar, once notified by the owner of a stolen vehicle,
can work with police officers to stop a stolen vehicle via remote control rather than engaging in a
potential high-speed chase.
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