Guidepoint Debuts New In-Vehicle Access Panel
Move over blue button, there's a new star -- with a different kind of blue -- that's begun showing up in cars and trucks across North America: Guidepoint.
Guidepoint, a stolen vehicle recovery, driver safety and convenience system sold at new-car dealers nationwide, has begun shipping units with a new in-vehicle switch that lets drivers access help with the touch of a button. Called the Guidepoint Access Panel, the switch allows consumers to arm/disarm the system's Security Fence(TM) and to send an instant OnCall(TM) alert to Guidepoint's response center. Designed to be mounted on the dashboard, the panel features easy-to-understand graphics of a fence and phone, and a brilliant blue warning light to show system status and serve as theft deterrent.
The new access panel allows users to easily arm and disarm the Security Fence(TM) feature, which sets an invisible fence with a one-mile radius around the vehicle. If the vehicle is driven or towed out of that area without authorization, Guidepoint's response center will notify the owner and, if necessary, contact the authorities.
The new panel also allows users to access assistance at the touch of a button with Guidepoint's OnCall feature. Push the button, and an alert will be sent to the response center, which will call the owner back on his or her pre-determined contact number. Unlike OnStar(TM), which uses a factory- installed communication system featuring a blue button, Guidepoint works with standard cell phones, home phones, pagers or any communication device.
The changes are the latest improvements to Guidepoint, a dealer-installed system that offers consumers a complete range of services that will make their driving experience safer, smarter and easier. Guidepoint integrates GPS and advanced wireless technology, a live 24/7/365 response center and the Web to deliver location-based services -- from driving directions to roadside assistance to emergency dispatch -- to the vehicle.
Visit http://www.guidepointsystems.com/ or call 1-877-GPS-FIND for more information.
Source: press release
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