Stay Connected: Facebook in Your Car
Out on the road and can’t wait to update your Facebook status? General Motors understands your need to stay connected.
A report released today in AutoBlog indicates that GM is working on a way to integrate Facebook into its ever-expanding OnStar service. Drivers or passengers would be able to update their Facebook status via voice commands. Updates and other news items from your feed would be read aloud by OnStar’s Virtual Advisor so that you can stay up to date while on the road.
GM is reportedly working on a new text messaging feature, as well. Once a user’s phone is paired through the vehicle’s Bluetooth system, incoming text messages can be read aloud so that your hands never have to leave the steering wheel. Drivers can also choose from one of four canned messages to reply back. And you can bet that GM and other automakers are working on voice-to-text systems that can translate exactly what you say into a text message.
Would you like to see a similar Facebook or texting feature in your own car?
