GM Working on Android Powered Car

[byteware]

GM is working on an Android Powered Car system for their vehicles. This will synchronize with your Android phone and allow you to start your car from your phone (I assume lock/unlock the car as well). It will have full GPS integration as well.

It definitely seems interesting to me.

Android is appearing everywhere: TV/Appliances/Cars. Soon Android will just be a way of life...

Makes me wonder about skynet....

 

[Snow_Fox]

Google has managed to do some scary things

Just wait till the black berry terminator comes out.

 

[byteware]

Google has managed to do some scary things

Just wait till the black berry terminator comes out.

Just to be clear... we are talking about the phone that is to be sent back in time to destroy Google and Apple?

 

[SoFLO]

At this rate we will have cars like Will Smith's car in I, Robot

 

[Bluesman2008]

I think that's a really terrible idea. The hacking/car theft possibilities are endless. I'll pass on that one.

 

[mrspeedmaster]

I think that's a really terrible idea. The hacking/car theft possibilities are endless. I'll pass on that one.

I don't mind it for ICE (In Car Entertainment) /Navigation/Music like the Ford Synch, Audi MMI, Mercedes COMAD.

If it had s slick UI, the ability to do voice dictated NAV directions, Nav w/ satellite layers, Street-view, that would be cool. As long as it is not tied to a SIM/data-plan, I'm all for it.

 

[messenger13]

I think that's a really terrible idea. The hacking/car theft possibilities are endless. I'll pass on that one.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they are not out to get you.

 

[chrlswltrs]

It is not an android powered car. For the Chevy Volt there will be an Android app that syncs with OnStar. For years OnStar has been able to lock/unlock your car, start your car, run diagnostics, use GPS to locate your car/turn by turn directions, and even disable your engine.

The only thing that is new here is that if you own a Volt you will be able to do most of this with an app instead of having to call OnStar and have them do it for you. I hope they will expand this to all their OnStar equipped cars so that I can use it.