The Economist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Tapping remotely into a car’s data systems provides lots of useful services IN THE early hours of the morning two men are robbed at gunpoint and ordered out of their Chevrolet Tahoe. The thief jumps in and roars off, but he does not get far. The vehicle is fitted with a telemetry system that provides a data link to a control centre. Soon after being reported stolen, the Tahoe is located by an...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Three masked men who tied up employees during a late afternoon robbery at a Gurnee -area bank made off with over $25,000, officials said today. The men entered the America United Bank in unincorporated Gurnee at about 4:55 p.m. Thursday, Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Thompson said. One teller was punched in the face and received minor injuries, Thompson said. A man with a gun grabbed the...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A 5-year-old boy and his grandmother were critically injured when their SUV collided with a mail truck Friday night in Magna. The family was in a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling west on State Road 201 when it turned south at 8000 West in front of a large truck contracted to carry mail for the U.
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
While waiting for final government approval of its sale of the ailing Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp., GM is hoping to give it a sales boost with the introduction next month of a flex-fuel engine for the 2010 H3 and H3T models. Adding E85 (ethanol) capability is part of the GM calls the brand's "evolution to offer responsible ... more efficient"...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, recently announced the results of the Consumers’ Favorites survey for the best family haulers. Consumers were asked to vote from a list of 15 full-size vehicles that seated at least six passengers. The Chevrolet Tahoe SUV topped the list with 13.9 percent of the votes. "The best family...
Autosavant (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
In my test Tahoe Hybrid, judicious on-and-off application of the right foot, combined with cruise control and downhill grades--and ably assisted by the engine’s Active Fuel Management system, which shuts down four of the eight cylinders for highway cruising--I had no difficulty averaging over 20 mpg over my week of commuting and back-country driving. Indeed, I was thrilled occasionally to see...
Mizozo (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
OnStar, the General Motors service that most people equate with getting into a car you have been locked out of, has been used to end a high speed pursuit. OnStar only began offering remote disabling in this manner earlier this year. Jose Ruiz's 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe was carjacked at gunpoint, but OnStar was used to both find the vehicle, and then disable the car's gas pedal. This was the first time...
Hot Hardware (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
OnStar, the General Motors service that most people equate with getting into a car you have been locked out of, has been used to end a high speed pursuit. OnStar only began offering remote disabling in this manner earlier this year. Jose Ruiz's 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe was carjacked at gunpoint, but OnStar was used to both find the vehicle, and then disable the car's gas pedal. This was the first time...
The News Market (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
GM and OnStar recently announced the use of Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) to help safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that was carjacked at gunpoint in Visalia, California.
Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
We told you it was coming, and now General Motors and OnStar report the first successful use of their Stolen Vehicle Slowdown technology to end a carjacking in California. … [visit site to read more] Related posts:2009 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Hybrid SUV2009 Chevrolet Tahoe 2-Mode Hybrid2009 Chevy Traverse – the $40k vibrator Tags: Automobiles, David Goodspeed, Grinding [...] Related...
Curious Read (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase. [via yahoo] The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe roared away with officers in pursuit, but shortly after the suspect made a right turn, operators at General Motors Co.'s OnStar service sent a command that electronically disabled...
The Register (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
OnStar and the case of the aborted car jack A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday after the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe he's accused of carjacking was electronically disabled as he sped away from two police cruisers.…
KickingTires (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
A high-speed chase in Visalia, Calif., was over before it even started thanks to GM’s OnStar service. Jose Ruiz and his cousin were carjacked and the assailant drove off in Ruiz’s 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, which was equipped with OnStar’s Stolen...
TechCauldron (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Social-media networks are starting to influence all kinds of purchases, from cars to movie tickets. The idea is to make e-commerce more like going to the mall with friends. Social media and tools like Facebook Connect are making shopping social again. By Douglas MacMillan , BW Magazine October 26, 2009 Merrill Squires avoids car salesmen at all costs. So when the 48-year-old marketing executive from...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Detroit, MI – When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous high-speed chase. The 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe roared away with officers in pursuit, but shortly after the suspect made a right turn, operators at General Motors Co.’s [...]
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