Comments on: LA Auto Show: What Do You Want To See? http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/ Deliciously Geeky... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: BlackbirdHighway http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-348765 BlackbirdHighway Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:28:53 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/#comment-348765 OnStar give you a bit more than a GPS and cell phone. For instance, if you crash, and are knocked unconcious, OnStar will detect the the airbags were deployed and send help. ALso, OnStar can unlock your doors if you lock yourself out. That sort of thing may not be worth the extra cost for some, but to others it is. OnStar give you a bit more than a GPS and cell phone. For instance, if you crash, and are knocked unconcious, OnStar will detect the the airbags were deployed and send help. ALso, OnStar can unlock your doors if you lock yourself out.

That sort of thing may not be worth the extra cost for some, but to others it is.

]]> By: Evan Ackerman http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-348681 Evan Ackerman Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/#comment-348681 Navigation systems are sort of a trickle-down technology. The only one being actively promoted is OnStar, which (for the technically literate) is kinda pointless, in my opinion, since you can accomplish the same tasks with a standard commercial GPS and a cell phone, and commercial GPS companies are going to be the ones doing the innovating, which car companies will then adopt. The reps I talked to say that GPS is becoming a standard in new cars, along with MP3 compatibility, in the same way that CD players used to be optional and are now everywhere. People are starting to expect it at least as an option if not as a standard. Navigation systems are sort of a trickle-down technology. The only one being actively promoted is OnStar, which (for the technically literate) is kinda pointless, in my opinion, since you can accomplish the same tasks with a standard commercial GPS and a cell phone, and commercial GPS companies are going to be the ones doing the innovating, which car companies will then adopt. The reps I talked to say that GPS is becoming a standard in new cars, along with MP3 compatibility, in the same way that CD players used to be optional and are now everywhere. People are starting to expect it at least as an option if not as a standard.

]]> By: mike http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/comment-page-1/#comment-348512 mike Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:47:10 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2007/11/19/la-auto-show-what-do-you-want-to-see/#comment-348512 it would be cool if you could report on new navigation system features. also, what is going on with tesla? i have a friend who works for them and the word is they still have a lot of kinks to work out. it would be cool if you could report on new navigation system features. also, what is going on with tesla? i have a friend who works for them and the word is they still have a lot of kinks to work out.

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