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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by listenallyall on Friday August 12, 2022 @01:36AM (#32435022)
> Car Play negates the need for anything OnStar does

I'm no fan of OnStar or forced subs. But can Car Play call 911 or the police if you are unconscious after a crash? Or prevent your car from being driven if you report it as stolen?

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by sneak on Friday August 12, 2022 @02:14AM (#32435187)
> But can Car Play call 911 or the police if you are unconscious after a crash?

Crash detection isn't a thing in phones generally, but it's worth noting that all cellular devices, regardless of subscription/service status, can call 911 (even without a sim card). You don't need some subscription payment to do that.

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by dr_spicy on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:54AM (#32437109)
Maybe not generally, but it's starting to be a thing https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7055029?hl=en
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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by listenallyall on Friday August 12, 2022 @04:52AM (#32436019)
> You don't need some subscription payment to do that.

You do if you're not conscious

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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by hbossy on Friday August 12, 2022 @06:36AM (#32436598)
How many roads with no passersby still have cell coverage? How many of them allow for speeds great enough to knock you unconscious on impact?
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Re:GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cad... by listenallyall on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:42AM (#32440222)
> speeds great enough

If you aren't wearing a seatbelt (admittedly, a bad idea), very close to 100% of them.

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