2009
May
  • OnStar announces an enhancement to its emergency services that will allow advisors to electronically transmit precise longitude and latitude vehicle location data directly to 911 centers
  • OnStar taps technology from Microsoft Corp. to provide OnStar advisors with critical 3D details to more accurately guide first responders to hard-to-find or rural locations
OnStar develops an Injury Severity Prediction based on the findings of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert panel which will allow OnStar advisors to alert first responders when a vehicle crash is likely to have caused serious injury to the occupants
April

OnStar files its 500th patent application highlighting GM''s commitment to innovation
March

OnStar and Poison Control announce a partnership that will give subscribers access to Poison Control for expert instructions and information on potential poisonings that may occur in or around their vehicles
2008
November OnStar reaches a significant milestone for in-vehicle safety and emergency medical response: over the course of the past 12 years, Automatic Crash Response technology has aided subscribers and others on the national roadways in more than 100,000 crash incidents
October OnStar launches Stolen Vehicle Slowdown capability on select 2009 model year vehicles
May OnStar by GM captures the "Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product Award" for Turn-by-Turn Navigation at the 2008 Detroit Telematics Awards event
2007
June OnStar by GM and American Red Cross partner to provide information to those in crisis situations
May OnStar Wins Four Honors at Telematics Update Awards; Best Embedded Telematics Service Award, Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product ?OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Best Use of Telematics Technology for Safety and People's Choice of the Best Telematics Company
March
    The GM Foundation announced a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop procedures that will help emergency medical responders better and more quickly determine if a motorist needs care at a trauma center after a vehicle crash by using data from systems like OnStar
2006
June OnStar launches Crisis Assist services to bring emergency assistance to help subscribers who are in severe weather or other crises
May OnStar is recognized with the “Best Telematics Navigation Product” and the “Best Technology for Automotive Safety” at the 2006 Telematics Update Awards.
February OnStar launches Turn-by-Turn Navigation, the first factory-installed, fully-integrated GPS navigation system
2005
June

OnStar wins four honors at Telematics Update Awards and becomes the only one winner acquiring more than one awards and the eighth award winner of these honors.

OnStar wins the 21st Century Achievement Award rewarded by the computer field for its information technology in transport.
February The duration of private call to OnStar has reached up to 500,000,000 minutes.
January GM announced that OnStar shall become the provider of all vehicle standard equipments before 2007. ComCARE agreed to the resolution that the GM will choose OnStar as the provider of standard equipments.
2004
December

Due to its best service, OnStar wins another honor of “Best Selling Products” rewarded be the magazine of “Good Housekeeping”.

The number of subscribers of OnStar has reached up to 3 million.
August OnStar started a multiple language and voice service so that the subscribers are able to communicate with OnStar in English, French and Spanish.
July OnStar launched the TTY for the deaf, hard of hearing and the speech impaired subscribers.
April Started cooperating with the NCMEC all over USA.
March

OnStar started joint-expanding the utility of its product with its partners in RV industry.

OnStar helped the police capture the FBI wanted fugitives on the “America’s Most Wanted”.
2003
September The private call minutes to OnStar has reached up to 200,000,000 minutes.
June OnStar helped the police in the suburb of Chicago find the first stolen sleeping car which is equipped with OnStar.
April OnStar announced to launch a new round of advertising campaign and publicity so that the existing subscribers can tell the OnStar stories through broadcast.
2002
October OnStar appointed the new vice president for radio services.
July GM announced that it will provide the advanced AACN in 2003.
2001
November OnStar announced that till the end of 2001, the number of subscribers would reach to 2,000,000,000.
April

OnStar celebrated its achievement of getting 1,000,000 subscribers.

Audi announced to adopt OnStar Technology in its Audi A4 re-designed in 2002.
1999
March OnStar celebrated the landmark of winning 50,000 subscribers.
1998
March OnStar technology is able to be applied officially in Canada.
January In Detroit Automobile Exhibition, Saab announced that all the vehicle models manufactured in 1999 were equipped OnStar.
1997
January PontiacGMC announced that OnStar technology can be applied in Denali/Envoy at the time of its being marketed in Feb., 1998.