Twitter integration could come to OnStar

We know you've been losing sleep just wondering how on earth General Motors plans to get OnStar users to keep on using once their free year is up, but apparently someone up top has been doing a bit more than just mulling. Gearlive received quite the interesting survey from OnStar this week, with a paragraph clearly explaining how Twitter integration would work should it come to the in-car alert / communication system. Essentially, the system could be programmed to read back tweets directed at you and convert your voice to text in order to upload new tweets. Envision this: you tweet that you're headed to Forks, Washington, and you ask your thousands of followers to name a good place to buy garlic. Magical, no?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:30PM]

Sweet, best thing GM has ever done and will probably ever not do.

[mynk Posted Mar 29th 2009 10:56AM]

i actually find this quite smilliar to some of the new features from Microsoft sync... if OnStar could partner with sync, and then integrate XM radio. that'd be cool. but then again, thats like saying, if Microsoft became business partner's with apple... that'd be cool.

[newreformation Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:32PM]

The threat to humanity is to great...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 7:01PM]

Exactly what I thought.

This is exactly what is bringing America down. (And no, I'm not talking about the economy)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:33PM]

And soon you will be able to "plug" yourself into your car.

[Doomcoat Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:33PM]

that idea is epic fail. pseudo-im'ing while driving??

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:34PM]

In Russia car tweet you!

[bstump Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:43PM]

* Soviet

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 29th 2009 4:42PM]

basically the same thing nowadays

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:36PM]

Engadget photo win

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:47PM]

A twilight reference....seriously engadget....seriously?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:04PM]

I like how you're the only one who noticed that

[PhoenixFox Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:12PM]

ah christ, not a twilight reference. especially when garlic is irrelevant in Twilight. Stupid vampires with no weakness.

[ScooterMan Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:15PM]

You knew that was a Twilight reference? Sereiously?

[I liked my old name Some Troll Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:42PM]

I'm sorry, but now you got a rep you can't live down.

[BigD145 Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:51PM]

Most common Tweets in California:

"Fucking bastard!!"
"Get off the road!!"
"Learn to drive!!"

I'm bored already.

[mynk Posted Mar 29th 2009 10:52AM]

man, they GM should make an FMyLife type site just for OnStar logs, twitters etc. that would be really cool.

[Steve2000 Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:51PM]

I can haz pileup?

[PorkchopFlavoredCupcake Posted Mar 28th 2009 3:55PM]

Twatting on Roads.
So Hot.

[1 Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:04PM]

How in fucks name is this a good idea, concentrate on driving!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 30th 2009 11:46AM]

Agree here. Out of talking on the phone while driving this is the stupidest idea ever....

U get a ticket if you talk on the phone....stupid law makers debating whether or no ban bluetooth and now this....

[calvin8714 Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:06PM]

this is onstar, we were notified you were in a crash, now everyone else knows as well.

[sgteaston Posted Mar 28th 2009 9:21PM]

Via Onstar Twitter: "Attention all drivers on I-95, there's a dumbass on the side of the road at mile marker 725, please point and laugh. Do not offer assistance."

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 30th 2009 8:26PM]

I can see how much fun the voice to text is going to be especially since I have OnStar cant wait to see what "headed to Forks, Washington" will really appear on twitter as travisvn1 is headed to F!@# Washington

[fikhl Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:35PM]

"My GPSnav is telling me to go straigh..."
"BLOODY HELL!"

[FILA Posted Mar 28th 2009 4:59PM]

takin a shit

[Templarian Posted Mar 28th 2009 5:13PM]

"So sitting in my garage waiting for the fumes"

Depressing tweet.

[forex Posted Mar 28th 2009 5:14PM]

Twitter is a stupid idea to begin with... navel gazing. Now we can have navel gazing on wheels... brilliant.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 5:15PM]

For a second, I thought the Twilight reference was lame... and then I realized:
Only teenage girls read Twilight, and only teenage girls would find Twitter via OnStar cool.

[speculatrix Posted Mar 28th 2009 5:27PM]

@sheriff, driver going illegal speed, lat/long is 57.1576/34.1235

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 8:54PM]

Does Onstar read emails even? If not, how likely is it that they'd add Twitter before adding email? Something doesn't sound right.

[backfire103 Posted Mar 28th 2009 9:46PM]

Id like to see them integrate that with their crash detection system.

[d889 Posted Mar 28th 2009 10:37PM]

lol i can just imagine the voice to tweet thing, the last tweet sent before the crash:

d889 HOLY SHIT!
less than 5 minutes ago from OnStar

[dougelo7 Posted May 15th 2009 1:57AM]

haha twilight is awesome! >:D

[wl80 Posted Mar 29th 2009 9:35AM]

Funny pic!!! lol

[r34p3r Posted Mar 29th 2009 10:03AM]

Twitter is seriously the worst, most annoying fucking internet trend to come out in a long time.

[calvinc Posted Mar 29th 2009 10:27AM]

sounds dangerous

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 29th 2009 11:02AM]

People that use Twitter are known as "Twits"

[victorstuber Posted Mar 29th 2009 2:42PM]

I wonder if anyone has ever purchased OnStar