Topic: OnStar Corporation

7 Ways Real-Life Crime Fighting Mirrors "Minority Report"

From Facebook to facial recognition, the police state imagined in the Tom Cruise flick feels a bit more real every day.READ MORE›

Buick Enclave is Miami Drivers Number Choice

From Canadian Driver
New for 2010
- Available 20-inch chrome-clad wheels
- Premium radio includes USB in centre console
- Standard OnStar includes enhanced emergency, OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics and navigation ...READ MORE›

Revamped OnStar Adds Facebook, Text-to-Speech, and an App Store

We heard this rumor last week, and now it's official: GM is issuing a major update to its OnStar system, adding media controls, text-to-speech text messaging, Facebook, and even an app store. READ MORE›

Maine Car Buyers Select GM OnStar For Worry Free Driving

Maine car buyers look to GM’s OnStar communications system to provide safety and support on the road.READ MORE›

The Buick Enclave Is a Top Pick in Miami

From Canadian Driver
New for 2010
- Available 20-inch chrome-clad wheels
- Premium radio includes USB in centre console
- Standard OnStar includes enhanced emergency, OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics and navigation ...READ MORE›

How Ford's Sync Technology Will Turn It Into America's Most Surprising Consumer Electronics Company [Update]

The next generation of Ford's Sync technology will turn its cars into rolling, talking, socially networked, cloud-connected supermachines. Introducing America's most surprising consumer-electronics company.READ MORE›

• Have You Talked to a Ford--Lately?

Chevy Volt Android App to Use Google Technology

It was only a matter of time before Google managed to wedge itself into the electric car game. But the search giant isn't building an EV of its own--it's teaming up with OnStar to develop a bunch of new navigation features on the ...READ MORE›

Detroit Muscle

Chet Huber of GM's OnStar has been working hard to connect automobile drivers to the outside world for seven years. His service has succeeded in ways he never expected -- and faced obstacles he never imagined.READ MORE›

Google Maps Beams Driving Directions Into Ford SYNC-Enabled Vehicles

Ford and Google have just made things a whole lot easier for the directionally impaired with the "Send to SYNC" service--a feature that allows drivers to beam directions from Google Maps to Ford SYNC-enabled vehicles. The service, ...READ MORE›

GM Launching Auto Industry's First Smartphone App

GM may be beleaguered by bankruptcy, but the company is making a real effort at staying on top of auto industry trends. First the company became the first US automaker to open a battery pack factory in the U.S., and now GM is set to ...READ MORE›

Smart Strategies: Putting Ideas To Work

"There have been several great eras in strategy," says one consultant. "This is not one of them." Still, there are signs of a renewed appetite for new thoughts. To get a sense of the enduring power of a big idea, we look at five companies that are putting smart strategies into action.READ MORE›

Smart Strategies: Putting Ideas To Work

"There have been several great eras in strategy," says one consultant. "This is not one of them." Still, there are signs of a renewed appetite for new thoughts. To get a sense of the enduring power of a big idea, we look at five companies that are putting smart strategies into action.READ MORE›

Agenda Items

Forget Napster and Java. The most revolutionary technologies often attract the fewest headlines.READ MORE›

GM's OnStar to Add Facebook, Music?

How do you get a Facebook fix while driving? GM's OnStar might have a solution--one that could compete with the reigning champ, Ford Sync from Microsoft.READ MORE›

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ MORE›

Double-Digit Growth in No-Growth Times

From the book How to Grow When Markets Don't by Adrian Slywotsky and Richard Wise with Karl Weber. Copyright 2003 by Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Warner Books, Inc., New York, NY. All rights reserved.

It's every company's goal -- but it's one that few manage to achieve. Here are strategies and tactics to make your company grow again, drawn from in-depth research on companies that have been registering double-digit growth for years. Tired of cutting costs and downsizing dreams? This is your wake-up call.READ MORE›

Best Commercials of Oscar Night

Best ads by far: I award five stars to GM's OnStar commercials with The Beatles' "Long and Winding Road" in the background. They were classy and subtle, while striking an emotional connection with the customer. And J.C. Penney's ...READ MORE›

Preview your Miami 2010 GMC Acadia

Preview of 2010 GMC AcadiaFrom CarGurusNote: The 2010 Arcadia will be arriving in Brickell GMC showrooms soon, and is testament to the saying “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it!”. Only minimal changes have been made from the ...READ MORE›

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ MORE›

Advertisers in Issue 14

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Advertisers - Issue 52

Interact with the companies whose products and services are advertised in Fast Company.READ MORE›

Innovation-Centric Company

Companies have historically considered the product to be the core of their business. This has been followed by "service as core" and "process as core." A product-centric company may be something like a mid-20th century General ...READ MORE›

The 2009 GMC Acadia is Miami Competitive PickUp

from Edmunds.com
As high fuel prices have prompted folks to be more realistic about their vehicle purchases, the sales of large truck-based SUVs have dropped while those of more space- and fuel-efficient crossovers, such as the 2009 ...READ MORE›

The Net/Net

A go-to guide of the products and services featured in this month's issue.READ MORE›

2010 LaCross A Best Seller at Jerry Durant Buick Pontiac GMC

Dallas-Fort Worth Buick dealer reporting strong sales for the Buick Lacrosse and Enclave. Both models have been showered with awards and recognition from the auto press.READ MORE›