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Change log entry 56850
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2015-03-30 16:52:39 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 54084 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bYJVC8-uk
(安吉星 mentioned at 0:09, but worth watching the whole 3 minutes)

http://baike.baidu.com/view/3037806.htm
http://www.tech-faq.com/how-onstar-works.html

That last link contains this marvelously reassuring line:
"The hands-free feature was also made available for the purpose of facilitating a convenient way of communication during accidents."
:-)

I can just imagine the message: "Hello, OnStar Control Center? Listen, my brakes aren't working, and I'm about the smash into the car ahead of me. Could you please send a tow truck and ambulance? Here we go now .... whoooaa! ... @#*%&! ..."
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+ 安吉星 安吉星 [An1 ji2 xing1] /OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc/
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