{"id":121879,"date":"2021-09-26T06:48:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T06:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=121879"},"modified":"2021-09-26T06:48:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T06:48:16","slug":"gm-expands-onstar-by-offering-911-emergency-services-for-your-home-through-amazon-alexa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/gm-expands-onstar-by-offering-911-emergency-services-for-your-home-through-amazon-alexa\/","title":{"rendered":"GM expands OnStar by offering 911 emergency services for your home through Amazon Alexa"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>General Motors plans to expand its OnStar Guardian emergency services from an in-vehicle feature and phone-based app to at home with Amazon Alexa.<\/li>\n<li>The company said it will launch a new skill for Amazon&#x27;s popular voice assistant that allows subscribers to connect with OnStar emergency-certified advisors by saying, &quot;Alexa, call for help.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>For GM, the expansion is a small step in its growth strategy to build relationships with customers beyond vehicle ownership. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this article<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>GM<\/span><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\"><span><\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DETROIT \u2013 General Motors plans to expand its 911 emergency services for vehicles to customers&#x27; homes through a new partnership with Amazon. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit automaker said Wednesday it will launch a new OnStar Guardian for Amazon&#x27;s popular voice assistant Alexa that allows subscribers to connect with OnStar emergency-certified advisors by saying, &quot;Alexa, call for help.&quot; From there, OnStar advisors will call the police or EMTs if needed.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon offers a similar service for Alexa called Guard Plus. Users also can program an emergency contact for the device to call.<\/p>\n<p>For GM, the expansion is a small step in its growth strategy to build customers beyond vehicle ownership. The company is attempting to pivot itself into more recurring revenue opportunities such as subscription services like OnStar.<\/p>\n<p>GM said the new Alexa feature will first launch for select existing OnStar customers in October, followed by a broader roll out in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Pricing for the new OnStar feature will be announced at a later date, according to GM. Amazon&#x27;s Alexa Guard Plus costs $4.99 a month or $49 a year.<\/p>\n<p>GM&#x27;s current OnStar Guardian app for Apple and Android smartphones is $15 a month. The app offers mobile crash response, limited roadside assistance and 24\/7 emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>GM currently provides OnStar and connected services to 16 million customers in the U.S. and Canada. Of those, more than 270,000 OnStar members have signed up for OnStar Guardian safety services.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014CNBC&#x27;s <\/em><em>Annie Palmer<\/em><em> contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: Amazon offers an emergency helpline service called Guard Plus for Alexa. A previous version of this article misstated the availability of such a service.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/09\/22\/gm-to-offer-onstar-emergency-services-through-amazon-alexa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Motors plans to expand its OnStar Guardian emergency services from an in-vehicle feature and phone-based app to at home with Amazon Alexa. 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