{"id":568642,"date":"2010-05-18T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-18T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=15376"},"modified":"2010-05-18T13:00:34","modified_gmt":"2010-05-18T17:00:34","slug":"onstar-google-volt-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/568642","title":{"rendered":"OnStar + Google = Volt 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidguys.com%2F2010%2F05%2F18%2Fonstar-google-volt-20%2F\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidguys.com%2F2010%2F05%2F18%2Fonstar-google-volt-20%2F&amp;source=AndroidGuys&amp;style=normal&amp;service=bit.ly\" height=\"61\" width=\"50\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"first-child \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15381\" href=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/2010\/05\/18\/onstar-google-volt-20\/volt_andy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15381 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Volt_Andy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Andy never looked so good rolling in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chevrolet.com\/pages\/open\/default\/future\/volt.do\">Chevrolet Volt!<\/a> General Motors and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onstar.com\/us_english\/jsp\/index.jsp\">OnStar<\/a> have just announced the impending release of their<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onstarmobiledemo.com\/#\"> latest Volt app<\/a> which will be available across a wide variety of smartphones. Using the power and functionality of the Android platform Chevrolet has created an application that takes advantage of Google Maps, Voice Recognition, and direct communication with the car via text message or email. When you hear that Android is taking over you may have thought they meant they are outselling a company that is named after a fruit, but not the case as we now see. Android is now the best invention since the universal remote with everything it can do these days.<span id=\"more-15376\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">OnStar with GM will be showing off what they have been working on at the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/code.google.com\/events\/io\/2010\/\">2010 Google I\/O Conference<\/a>. The features you will see being demoed are as follows.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Charge status display \u2013 plugged in  or not and voltage (120V or 240V)<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility to &#8220;Charge Now&#8221;  or schedule charge timing<\/li>\n<li>Display percentage of battery charge  level, electric and total ranges<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manually set  grid-friendly charge mode for off-peak times when electricity rates are  lowest<\/li>\n<li>Send text or email notifications for charge reminders,  interruptions and full charge<\/li>\n<li>Display miles per gallon, electric  only miles, and odometer readings<\/li>\n<li>Shows miles per gallon, EV  miles and miles driven for last trip and lifetime<\/li>\n<li>Remotely start  the vehicle to pre-condition the interior temperature<\/li>\n<li>Use Google Maps to send directions to the Volt so it can be pre-loaded before you even arrive in the drivers seat<\/li>\n<li>Have the choice of using either OnStar Navigation or Google turn-by-turn Navigation<\/li>\n<li>View your cars current location via GPS at all times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A real slick car with some real slick features. The app is currently available for Motorola Droid, Blackberry Storm, and iPhone. Check out this video of it on the Motorola Droid:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/2010\/05\/18\/onstar-google-volt-20\/\"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/onstar-leverages-google-technology-to-connect-customers-to-the-chevrolet-volt-94028244.html\">PR NewsWire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3  class=\"related_post_title\">Might We Suggest&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_post\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/2010\/01\/07\/onstar-and-chevy-gives-android-users-mobile-control-of-volt\/\" title=\"OnStar and Chevy Gives Android Users Mobile Control of Volt\">OnStar and Chevy Gives Android Users Mobile Control of Volt<\/a><br \/><small>One of the cooler software announcements to already come out of CES 2010 is from Chevy and OnStar regarding the upcoming 2011 Chevy Volt, their all electric vehicle.\u00c2\u00a0 The new Android-based applicatio&#8230;<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SHsIS4XSWRFKVl1YpERCOfDTbBk\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SHsIS4XSWRFKVl1YpERCOfDTbBk\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SHsIS4XSWRFKVl1YpERCOfDTbBk\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SHsIS4XSWRFKVl1YpERCOfDTbBk\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?a=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?i=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?a=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?i=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?a=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?a=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?a=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:6swKnRFnXgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/androidguyscom?i=SUMDZd8MBvo:3IVOxDfC4P8:6swKnRFnXgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/androidguyscom\/~4\/SUMDZd8MBvo\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy never looked so good rolling in a Chevrolet Volt! 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