http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/ Engadget Comments for OnStar users now sending Google Maps directions to their cars, definitely living in the future http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
I'm sure we can all relate to the bounty of bogus information on Google Maps. I was at a Five Guys burger place and pointed out to the manager that the website provided on Google Maps for that Five Guys location was www.burgerking.com. Ouch.

So if you're a business relying on Google to get customers to your doorstop, well, sucks for you. :(]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
I don't particularly like GM vehicles but she is pretty darn hot.]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
Try looking at a map before you leave next time. It worked up until a few years ago.]]>Jul 1st 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
ORRRRR buy an android phone, get free google maps navigation (which is the same thing that you get on google maps on your computer) and you don't have drive a stinkin' GM!

if you REALLY want to use your computer, you can email the maps directions to yourself, tap on the link on your phone and it opens up in maps and gives you navigation. If you want to directly PUSH them to your phone, wait for gingerbread awesomeness.]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
If your company is registered with Google you edit your own info online. I've done it for people I've made websites for and it's very simple. "Calling" Google? What is this you speak of?]]>Jul 2nd 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
Why did you downrank him? He was at least honest about himself.]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 2nd 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
shes hot]]>Jul 1st 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
She's cooler than you.]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/For starters, it's Canada Day, but secondly, today marks the first day that turn-by-turn capable GM vehicles as old as 2006 can search for destinations using Google Maps and have those destinations beamed directly to their vehicles]]>Jul 1st 2010 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
Easy way to say you don't actually know what's wrong with it, huh?]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
IIRC OnStar uses CDMA networks--Verizon in the US and Bell in Canada. The cost of using the network is worked into the OnStar subscription fee.]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
How many people drive from Canada or the US to Europe or Asia? The shipping cost and the regulatory paperwork pretty much prohibits it.

That said, I don't think it works in Mexico (unless OnStar have signed a roaming agreement with one of their networks), but I think the number of people who drive to Mexico regularly is fairly negligible. Using OnStar to track stolen cars driven to Mexico could be tricky, though.]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 2nd 2010 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
My car was had a search feature that found places I wanted to go and directed me there ages ago. And I don't have to pay a monthly fee.

And let's not pretend Google isn't storing every place your car goes. That's what they do, build extensive profiles of each person and sell that product.

I don't like the idea of relying on a system like this when the means exists to just have a GPS in your car with every POI I want to visit. You can get a GPS that does this more seamlessly for $80. ]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/]]>Jul 1st 2010 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Poned?]]>Jul 1st 2010 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
sorry, this is drastically less convenient than google.

Even if you're at your home, it's easier to just get in your dang car and search.

I have a pretty lousy cheap GPS and it's a lot easier to type in where I wanna go or search for it, than it would be to google it and send it to myself.

Onstar is constantly a solution looking for a problem. Ugh. And the way it's marketing is so annoying. I saw one where some GM SUV is compared to a Toyota, and half the bullet point comparison is 'does it have this On Star feature? No. Does it have that On Star feature? No.' That's your proprietary brand, GM.

Toyota has something better, and anyone can get Onstar functionality from a cell phone or even free with a good credit card.

I really don't want that stupid thing in my car when I won't subscribe anyway. Navigation shouldn't be subscription based.]]>Jul 2nd 2010 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 1st 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
I assume this integrates with in-car GPS maps?]]>Jul 1st 2010 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
I can't really justify spending that much on turn-by-turn directions.]]>Jul 1st 2010 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/
Question is can I use my google maps equipped smart phone to find a location, then have that beamed to my Onstar equipped 2009 or later GM, so that the "intelligent voice recognition" can ask me if I'd like those directions now?]]>Jul 2nd 2010 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 2nd 2010 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 2nd 2010 2:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/Jul 2nd 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/01/onstar-users-now-sending-google-maps-directions-to-their-cars-d/That's what GM said when BMW added night vision.]]>Jul 2nd 2010 3:32PM