Car thefts, here’s how General Motors will be able to remotely block a stolen vehicle

To prevent theft of your car there are various ways, including systems that lock the steering wheel or AirTags, which allow you to monitor the position of the vehicle. To all this, it is adding General Motors, which aims to offer an alternative that is more difficult to deactivate. It’s about “Called Stolen Vehicle Assistance”a service that would allow a team of consultants to work with the police to find and recover the vehicle.

Going into the details of the news, the vehicle equipped with the alarm system pre-installed by General Motors will send the owner a warning, informing him of the unauthorized access: this is the first sign of a possible theft in progress. Subsequently, you need to contact the police and report to the police that your car is equipped with this advanced OnStar system. Finally, the owner of the vehicle will also have to contact the OnStar call center to report the theft: in this way, a consultant will start the recovery procedure by connecting remotely to the vehicle.

In fact, thanks to the GPS installed on the car, it will be possible to locate it in a few seconds. OnStar staff, therefore, having identified the position of the vehicle, will be able to provide the data in real time to the police. Additionally, the OnStar assistant will be able to check whether the vehicle is moving or parked as well activate various functions always remotelyhow to turn on the emergency lights of the car.