Not exact matches
Besides the standard
telematic features like emergency
crash notification, hands - free calling, and roadside assistance made popular by services like GM's OnStar and Ford's SYNC, the Hughes technology equipped on the Jeep show car at the Consumer Electronics Show included recall
notification, red light camera alerts, remote emissions reporting, vehicle tracking, and real - time traffic.
The standard safety assists include lane keep assist, run - off road mitigation (pulls the car back if it starts to go off - road), run - off road protection (protection of the spine if the car lands hard), driver drowsiness alert, road sign recognition, auto - brake after collision, the latest iteration of Volvo City Safety, and
telematics with
crash notification.
Blue Link comprises the typical
telematics offerings:
crash notification, emergency assistance such as when someone needs help in a non-
crash situation, door unlock, and roadside assistance.
The
telematics system, Lexus Enform, provides the usual roadside assistance, automatic
crash notification, service reminders, and destination downloads from your PC.
You'll also get VW's Car Net
telematics system, which incorporates automatic
crash notification, roadside assistance, remote vehicle access, stolen vehicle location, and geo - fencing (which allows owners to set boundaries for alternate drivers like teens, valets, or anyone else you'd like to keep a leash on when you entrust them with the car).
There's a new
telematics system, Blue Link 2.0 (no relation to Bluetooth), with three years of no - cost service (
crash notification, remote door unlock, stolen car tracking and recovery, Google destination search, remote access, remote start, remote climate control, a smartphone app called Genesis Intelligent Assistant, and the in - vehicle apps.
Entune offers the usual Pandora etcetera apps as well as the Toyota Safety Connect
telematics package of embedded cellular modem with
crash notification, roadside assistance, and stolen vehicle tracking.
Worth knowing: Basic
telematics service (
crash notification, emergency assistance) is just $ 99 a year.
There still is good reason for automakers to stay involved: When an automaker builds in a data cellphone for
telematics and automated
crash notification, it uses an antenna that works farther in the boondocks that the best smartphone.
Also standard is the OnStar
telematics system, which includes automatic
crash notification, on - demand roadside assistance, remote door unlocking and stolen vehicle location.
The OnStar
telematics system (standard on upper trims) provides emergency
crash notification, stolen vehicle
notification and remote locking and unlocking services.
BMW and Volvo both have acceptable space for four and both, in a nod to safety, build in
telematics and provide 10 years of no - cost emergency
crash notification.
Features available or standard on higher - trimmed Allroads include rear seat airbags, front and rear parking sensors, Audi Connect Care emergency
telematics (includes emergency assistance, stolen vehicle locating and automatic
crash notification), Audi Pre Sense Rear (adds rear collision detection to the existing Pre Sense system), blind - spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning and automatic high beams.
The first - level (basic) Blue Link
telematics package is $ 100 a year for
crash notification and other essential services, half what others charge.
VW's Car - Net
telematics provides a myriad of services including automatic
crash notification, remote vehicle access via smartphone app, and stolen - vehicle location.
The sedan's safety is also aided even more by its standard OnStar
telematics system that includes several terrific features like stolen vehicle support and automatic
crash notification.
VW's Car - Net emergency
telematics is standard with features that include automatic
crash notification, roadside assistance, remote vehicle access, stolen vehicle location and geo - fencing (which allows parents to set boundaries for teenage drivers).
Also unavailable on the Accent are in - dash navigation, a sunroof, and Hyundai Blue Link, the on - board
telematics and
crash notification system.
Other Onstar
telematics features, such as automatic
crash notification and stolen vehicle assistance, require a subscription.
The optional Car - Net
telematics system adds automatic
crash notification, remote vehicle access, roadside assistance, speed alerts, stolen vehicle location, and a parent - favorite: geo - fencing.
No mainstream automaker does
telematics better, although upstart Hyundai's BlueLink
telematics offers a barebones $ 99 package that includes
crash notification and roadside assistance requests, but not lockouts, for example.