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First GMC Acadia Denali Ultimate Debuts in Late 2025
GMC (NYSE: GM) said today that the 2026 Acadia mid-size SUV will be the latest vehicle in GMC’s lineup to receive the so-called ultra-premium Denali Ultimate trim.
“Denali Ultimate represents the pinnacle of premium expression for the GMC brand, delivering an innovative mixture of stunning craftsmanship and real-world capability,” said Jaclyn McQuaid, global vice president, Buick and GMC. “Expanding Denali Ultimate’s innovative technologies and exclusive design elements to the Acadia nameplate allows us to further differentiate our mid-size offering in a highly competitive segment.” Continue reading
Posted in auto news, design and styling, marketing, milestones, mobility company, new vehicle, shows and events
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Automotive news and analysis, GM Acadia mid-size SUV in Denali trim, GM Super Cruise, Jaclyn McQuaid, Ken Zino, onstar, X @KenAutoinformed
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GM Expands Super Cruise Network in North America Again
“GM is all-in on safely deploying Super Cruise as we make the technology available on more vehicles, more roads and for more people to enjoy. A key part of that is expanding the road network, in this case nearly doubling it again, with LiDAR mapped highways. High precision LiDAR mapping gives us an operating domain where we are confident in Super Cruise’s abilities, “said Anantha Kancherla, GM vice president of ADAS. Continue reading
Embracing the Inevitable? – Buick all EVs by 2030
The Buick Wildcat EV concept, a large a 2+2 coupe with challenging sight-lines for the driver, demonstrates the new global brand design language that – it’s claimed – will be apparent in production vehicles going forward. The pointy nose could present a problem – when parking or when parking the badge. Continue reading
Santiago Chamorro now President GM South America
Chamorro will relocate from Michigan, where he held his most recent position as GM vice president, Global Connected Services – to São Paulo. Jeff Massimilla, GM executive director, Connected Customer and Mobility Services, replaces Chamorro. Continue reading
911 Safety Technology – OnStar Expands with RapidDeploy
“This latest milestone in our collaboration with RapidDeploy demonstrates OnStar’s commitment to keeping members and first responders safe during emergencies and supporting new innovations to advance Next Generation 911 initiatives,” said Catherine Bishop, senior manager, OnStar Emergency Services. Continue reading
IBM and GM Debut a “Cognitive Mobility Platform”
Translation: more distracted driving enablers are coming. OnStar has more connected vehicles on the road than any other automaker. By the end of 2016, GM expects to have 12 million OnStar connected vehicles on the road worldwide. Continue reading
Posted in distracted driving, marketing, news analysis
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, connected car, distracted driving, IBM Watson, Ken Zino, onstar, OnStar Go
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New IBM Cloud Service for Automakers Debuts at IAA
By 2020, it is estimated that 90% of new cars will be equipped with extensive connectivity services. Automakers are increasingly using so-called IoT solutions (Internet of Things – more industry gibberish) that help to, allegedly, to deliver data generated from cars directly to the cloud for near real-time analysis. Continue reading
Posted in electronics, engineering
Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, cloud computing, IBM, Ken Zino, onstar
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Cyber Insecurity – Your Car and You as Targets
The connected car is linking you to criminals with virtually no safeguards in place to protect your personal data or even to prevent the bad guys from taking over control of the car. That is the summary from a recent series and studies and forums in the U.S. and Europe.
The good news, if there is any for connected car, Bluetooth, OnStar and Smartphone aficionados is that you are likely not the primary target. Instead, hackers want to get to the treasure trove of car company databases and private networks that contain millions of bits of confidential data. Other privacy problems arise from the use of navigation computers that record and send location or driving history information to third party providers who resell it without your knowledge, let alone consent. Continue reading
GM OnStar Telematics Now in Mexico
OnStar Mexico, announced today that its telemetric services are now active on the new Chevrolet Cheyenne (aka Silverado) and GMC Sierra pickups, and will be available on the Cadillac ATS later this year. More vehicles across GM’s four vehicle brands – Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac – will be equipped with OnStar throughout 2014. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, GM, Ken Zino, onstar, telematics
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New 2014 GM Models Get Two Years Free Maintenance
Customers who purchase or lease a new 2014 Chevrolet, Buick or GMC car, truck or crossover in the U.S. will be covered by a new maintenance program that includes scheduled services for two years or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, onstar, remote unlock, smartphone apps
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OnStar Subscribers Reach 450,000 in China
OnStar Shanghai said today that it passed two major milestones in May with its subscriber base across China reaching 450,000, and requests for Turn-by-Turn Navigation totaling 13.8 million since the launch of the telematics service in October 2009. OnStar has 6 million subscribers worldwide.
Shanghai OnStar received certification from China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping in 2011, becoming the first telematics joint venture allowed offering mapping service in China. Continue reading
Los Angeles and Chicago Top OnStar Good Samaritan List
A Good Samaritan call occurs when an OnStar subscriber contacts an OnStar advisor to report another motorist’s situation requiring emergency assistance because of a vehicle collision, flat tire or response to an Amber Alert. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, good samaritan calls, Ken Zino, onstar, roadside assistance
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OnStar Reverses Tracking of Ex-Users after Privacy Uproar
The OnStar privacy about face does not address what will remain an issue about OnStar’s data collection and reselling of current subscriber information. In the U.S. automakers and other marketers assume customer information is their property to do what they will with. This is the exact opposite of laws in place in Europe that stipulate the customer, not the company, owns and controls their information. Continue reading
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Tagged auto informed, auto news, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, customer data, ftc, GM, Ken Zino, onstar, privacy, privacy laws, schumer, zino
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Cadillac 2028 Escalade IQ Debuts High-Speed Computing Core
At its so-called GM Forward media event in New York today, General Motors (NYSE: GM) talked about how manufacturing scale, software expertise, and AI are “converging to transform the car from a mode of transportation into an intelligent assistant.” GM is hardly alone in this quest to use advanced computing power to increase the technical ability and expand the market for branded vehicles.
“One of the most significant steps toward that future is autonomy. GM announced plans to bring eyes-off driving to market in 2028, debuting on the Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV. GM has already mapped 600,000 miles of hands-free roads in North America, and customers have driven 700 million miles with Super Cruise without a single reported crash attributed to the system. [footnote 1] Additionally, the technology and validation frameworks from Cruise add more than five million fully driverless miles of experience,” GM said. (Worrying here is GM expensive warranty cost problems discussed during its latest earnings call – AutoCrat) Continue reading →