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OnStar Advanced Vehicle Diagnostics Showcased, to Debut on 2016 Chevrolet Models

After introducing OnStar 4G LTE with Wi-Fi capability and the 84-strong recall tally in 2014, General Motors is getting really serious about keeping users of cars manufactured by the company as safe as possible. In this regard, Chevrolet is opening a whole new chapter for driver assurance, promising that customers will soon drive cars that can predict future service needs.
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To do so, the golden bowtie automaker showcased a few neat technologies at this year’s edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, which work in conjunction with available connectivity systems.

More specifically, Chevy is adamant that its all-new prognostic technology will be able to predict and notify drivers when a component (the motor, the battery, the washer fluid and so forth) needs attention.

Chevrolet informs that the predictive technology is initially focused on the battery, starter motor and fuel pump, which are critical to starting and keeping a vehicle both safe and operational.

This service will arrive on the 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, Tahoe, Suburban, Corvette, Silverado and Silverado HD pickup truck, vehicles equipped with certain powertrains, followed by a few more 2016 MY nameplates

Additional parts and systems are expected to be added in future model years. If you’re curious how it works, Chevy says that the prognostic service relies on OnStar 4G LTE to provide data streams from sensors within the vehicle. When a customer has enrolled their automobile in this service, the data is sent to OnStar’s servers and algorithms are applied to assess whether performance could be affected.

When indicated, notifications are sent to the customer via e-mail, text message, in-vehicle alerts or even through the OnStar RemoteLink smartphone app. Alicia Boler-Davis, General Motors senior vice president, Global Connected Customer Experience, is pretty adamant that “Using our innovative OnStar 4G LTE connectivity platform, we can actively monitor vehicle component health and notify our customers if covered vehicle components need attention. Nobody else in the industry is offering this.” She’s wrong!

Dear Alicia, have you heard about Uconnect Access’ all-new features? I’m referring to the Vehicle Health Alert and Health Report services, which were designed to do pretty much the same things Chevrolet and OnStar promise with the Advanced Vehicle Diagnostics prognostic technology. We’re not trying to nitpick here, but boasting about is not cool after 2014’s recall saga, especially the ignition switch fiasco.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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