Latest Advanced Automatic Collision Notification Stories

DETROIT, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While storm forecasters expect a near normal hurricane season, all OnStar customers regardless of subscription plan have access to Crisis Assist services. Friday (June 1) marks the start of Atlantic Hurricane season, with this week known as Hurricane Preparedness Week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center predicts a 70 percent chance of nine to 15 named storms during this season, with...

DETROIT, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First responders at a crash scene can be the difference between life and death for a critically injured person, but the time it takes to arrive can delay medical care. OnStar's specially trained Emergency Advisors can help bridge that gap with a service called First Assist. First Assist allows OnStar Emergency Advisors to provide immediate medical advice and guidance to victims in distress while they wait for first responders to arrive. These...

DALLAS, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The Connected Vehicle Trade Association, Inc. (CVTA) recently announced that Agero's vice president of Corporate Communications and Government Affairs, Gary Wallace, has been named Chairman of its Board of Directors. Wallace has been with Agero since 1997, during the earliest days of the connected vehicle or telematics industry, and also has served on the CVTA's Board of Directors since 2007. (Logo:...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Delirium -- an acute change in consciousness characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention -- affects up to 80 percent of critically ill patients in the United States, with associated annual costs between $4 billion and $16 billion. Implementing early assessment, prevention and detection protocols can reduce delirium risk factors and improve patient outcomes, according to a new evidence-based AACN Practice...

MEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cross Country Automotive Services, a leader for nearly four decades in driver assistance programs, and its subsidiary ATX Group, a pioneer in connected vehicle (telematics) services, today announced its new corporate brand name, Agero. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090303/ATXLOGO )</font> Agero (pronounced Ah-JEH-roh, from the Latin word agere: to do, to lead, to drive) combines...

  General Motor’s navigation service OnStar has detailed changes to its privacy statement that effectively allows them to sell or distribute your personal information and your coming and goings to whomever it pleases. In other words, OnStar reserves the right to share that information with credit card processors, law enforcement and others, according to various media reports. OnStar allows any vehicle it is installed on to be tracked if stolen, call emergency services if a collision...

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar is offering Crisis Assist services to active subscribers in areas affected by the Central Texas wildfires. A simple push of the OnStar button in their vehicle will put subscribers in contact with specially trained Crisis Advisors. See video from OnStar at: http://inr.synapticdigital.com/OnStar/SevereWeather/ OnStar's Crisis Assist capabilities include specially trained Crisis Advisors, who can help with: Emergency Services: Advisors can...

DETROIT, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar is offering Crisis Assist services to active subscribers in areas affected by the Tsunami warning. A simple push of the OnStar button in their vehicle will put subscribers in contact with specially trained Crisis Advisors. Crisis Assist services are being offered to subscribers in Hawaii and along the Pacific Coastal areas from Southern California to Alaska. OnStar's Crisis Assist capabilities include specially trained Crisis Advisors, who...

SHANGHAI, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. more than doubled its subscriber base in the last three months to surpass 200,000, a positive sign for OnStar and the China telematics industry as well. "This significant milestone shows that drivers in China truly value our services," said Jon Hyde, general manager of Shanghai OnStar Telematics Co., Ltd. "We look forward to continuing to build on our leadership position in China by bringing new and enhanced...

DETROIT, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar is offering Crisis Assist services to its active subscribers in areas affected by Hurricane Earl. With a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles, subscribers will be put in contact with specially-trained Crisis Advisors. Crisis Assist services are currently being offered to subscribers along the coastal areas of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South...