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SiriusXM Delivers Vehicle Tracking to Nissan

Amy Gilroy September 27, 2012 Comments Off

NEW YORK and FRANKLIN, TN– Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) and Nissan North America today announced that Nissan selected SiriusXM as the exclusive provider of a comprehensive suite of premium telematics services for Nissan branded

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First Aftermarket Challenge to OnStar Mirror

Amy Gilroy June 29, 2012 Comments Off

Rydeen is now shipping the first aftermarket mirror with an option for live operator assistance, effectively competing with OnStar’s FMV retail mirror. Rydeen’s MN312S also acts as a standalone navigation mirror with a built-in

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TomTom Adds Free Roadside Assistance

Lynn Shannon May 3, 2012 Comments Off

TomTom announced it will offer free roadside assistance along with its “Start” portable navigation devices (PNDs), and it will extend the offer to its VIA and GO LIVE products in the coming months. The

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State Farm and Hughes Offer Telematics

Amy Gilroy August 1, 2011 Comments Off

Maybe you have heard of Pay as You Drive car insurance–you install a device in the car that measures how much you drive in exchange for an insurance discount. You may even remember that

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OnStar Mirror due at 1,600 Stores

Amy Gilroy January 31, 2011 Comments Off

GM’s OnStar identified Monday many of the car electronics stores to carry its $299 retail mirror, beyond Best Buy (which it named at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month). The mirror finally brings

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1st Retail Radio of its Kind?

Amy Gilroy April 23, 2010 Comments Off

By Amy Gilroy Rosen Entertainment says its new factory look-alike radios are the first to include an onscreen button you press for roadside assistance plus some OnStar-like concierge services. The company partnered with a

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