OnStar
Coverage of OnStar in the Nexus archive.
- Roundup: Louisiana jobs report / Cyclospora / GM gets smarter
Louisiana's job market added 19,300 nonfarm jobs in June with a 4.4% unemployment rate, while 100 cyclosporiasis cases were reported statewide, including 20+ in East Baton Rouge Parish. General Motors announced a new in-vehicle AI assistant to enhance vehicle integration and customer features.
- GM is building its own in-vehicle AI assistant to go beyond Google's Gemini
General Motors is developing a native in-vehicle AI assistant that combines conversational AI with OnStar intelligence, set to launch later this year. The assistant aims to surpass capabilities offered by Google's Gemini.
- GM is quietly becoming a subscriptions company
General Motors is expanding its subscription services through OnStar and Super Cruise, generating $800 million in Q2 revenue from OnStar and adding 70,000 Super Cruise subscribers in the quarter. The company expects OnStar to reach 13 million subscribers and Super Cruise to surpass 850,000 by year-end, leveraging high-margin software updates to reduce reliance on hardware.
- Tech devices in California’s new cars create thorny political issues
California requires new cars to collect vehicle data for emission monitoring, prompting auto industry opposition over privacy concerns. A law (Senate Bill 1394) mandates mechanisms to disable vehicle tracking to prevent abuse by domestic abusers, but automakers argue the technical requirements are impractical to implement by the deadline.
- GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers' driving data
General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a lawsuit in California over the misuse of customers' driving data. The company collected the data through its OnStar service and sold it to data brokers. This settlement resolves the allegations against GM.
- General Motors to pay $12.75M over alleged California driver data sales
General Motors will pay $12.75 million to settle a California consumer protection lawsuit alleging secret collection and sale of drivers' personal data. The lawsuit was brought by California prosecutors over General Motors' OnStar system. The settlement resolves allegations of improper disclosure and consent.
- A billion miles in less than a decade: GM's Super Cruise reaches a milestone
General Motors' Super Cruise hands-free driving system, introduced in 2017, has reached one billion driven miles across 750,000 vehicles in the US and Canada. The system uses geofencing, lidar-scanned highways, and a driver-facing infrared camera to ensure safety. GM reports a 40% renewal rate for Super Cruise, with Rashed Haq, GM's VP of autonomous vehicles, comparing its user retention to a 'toothbrush test' due to high customer loyalty.