Onstar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown Technology Saves Lives

OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown technology has been introduced into 2009 Model Year vehicles. Approximately 30,000 high speed chases happen yearly and almost 300 deaths occur as a result. Now, General Motors and OnStar hope to improve safety on the road by introducing Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. This new technology allows police officers in pursuit of stolen vehicles to connect to Onstar and, once conditions are safe, remotely authorize the vehicle to slow down.

An extension of the already available Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, this new service hopes to make the roadways even safer. Being introduced in nearly two million 2009 vehicles, Stolen Vehicle Slowdown is a favorite of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

This technology will be offered as an opt-in service to qualifying vehicles. For more on this new technology check out the webisode here: