DALLAS — OnStar on Wednesday added more refinement to its telematics service with the addition of new navigation features using MapQuest and XM Satellite Radio.
The first new service is OnStar Destination Download, which will be offered on 22 different GM vehicle models with screen-based navigation systems. The driver presses the OnStar blue button to connect with an advisor, who then downloads the destination to the car's navigation system. This ends the hassle of stopping and inputting the destination information into the system by hand.
The second new service, OnStar eNav, lets subscribers plan their destinations on MapQuest and then send those destinations to their OnStar turn-by-turn navigation system. OnStar said eNav will be available retroactively on 2.7 million current "turn-by-turn-capable GM vehicles."
"Later this year, eNav will also combine with OnStar Destination Download to download destinations directly to the vehicle's screen-based navigation system," OnStar said in a statement.
OnStar also said the availability of its XM NavTraffic will "greatly expand" in model year 2009 to the 22 GM vehicles equipped with screen-based navigation that also feature OnStar Destination Download. This service provides road condition data such as accidents, backups and road construction.
What this means to you: More clever features from OnStar so you can turn your full attention to driving. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
The first new service is OnStar Destination Download, which will be offered on 22 different GM vehicle models with screen-based navigation systems. The driver presses the OnStar blue button to connect with an advisor, who then downloads the destination to the car's navigation system. This ends the hassle of stopping and inputting the destination information into the system by hand.
The second new service, OnStar eNav, lets subscribers plan their destinations on MapQuest and then send those destinations to their OnStar turn-by-turn navigation system. OnStar said eNav will be available retroactively on 2.7 million current "turn-by-turn-capable GM vehicles."
"Later this year, eNav will also combine with OnStar Destination Download to download destinations directly to the vehicle's screen-based navigation system," OnStar said in a statement.
OnStar also said the availability of its XM NavTraffic will "greatly expand" in model year 2009 to the 22 GM vehicles equipped with screen-based navigation that also feature OnStar Destination Download. This service provides road condition data such as accidents, backups and road construction.
What this means to you: More clever features from OnStar so you can turn your full attention to driving. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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