OnStar FML... I mean: OnStar FMV

Okay, we're posting this simply because it's amazing!

            General Motors (GM) has decided to call the mirror OnStar FMV. FMV, which stands for "For My Vehicle" and not "Full Motion Video," will act like a hands-free mechanism and allows you to acquire other blue button functionality, including turn-by-turn directions and emergency assistance. It is also looking to contain an external microphone at a price of $299 when it releases this summer. Of course, there will also be a $100 for installation and $18.95 per month or $199 yearly to make use of OnStar services.

            Here are some of its features:

• Free external microphone provides best-in-class audio quality

• Bluetooth speakerphones

• Automatic Crash Response

• Turn-by-Turn navigation

• Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance

• Two choices for hands-free calling: through the OnStar service itself, or through a Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone

            These can be viewed as are some pretty good features, but it's amplified since it's all in one package! The Automatic Crash Response is triggered by an accelerometer in the OnStar FMV mirror which connects the vehicle to a trained OnStar emergency advisor in the incident of a crash. The advisor can supply the precise position of the crash to emergency responders using the mirror's GPS location, even if the vehicle's occupants are incapable to respond.
     Also, the security services include Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, which also uses OnStar FMV's global positioning satellite location. Roadside assistance is a blue button push away. A red button is for emergency assistance or situations such as witnessing a collision or a crime in progress.

I don't know about you, but when looking at this, I see the future - something that we're about here at Today's Tech Blogger.

-Joe