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Article: Some GM cars to get voice directions.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2006
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Byline: Jim Mateja
CHICAGO _ General Motors is hoping to lure buyers by eliminating the need for _ and the expense of _ having a navigation system with a screen in the dashboard to map directions.
GM's plan is to harness its OnStar satellite communications system, which provides in-car emergency services, to act as navigator. Named Turn by Turn, the system calls on satellites that allow OnStar to pinpoint your car in an emergency to do the work of the navigation screen.
Instead of relying on a keypad or touch screen, a driver will communicate with an OnStar adviser, who will program the route and digitally feed it back to the car, where it's ...