Cadillac and Shanghai OnStar display cutting-edge connectivity technologies at CES Asia

GM’s Cadillac brand and Shanghai OnStar joint venture are showing China’s first 4G LTE telematics service along with the CarLife app, the MyCadillac app and an Apple Watch app at CES Asia, which opened today in Shanghai.

Later this year, Cadillac will become the initial vehicle brand in China to offer 4G LTE telematics service. 4G LTE is the most current and fastest mobile data network – 10 times faster than 3G. It turns a vehicle into a Wi-Fi hotspot that can provide an Internet connection for several devices simultaneously. It also improves in-vehicle communication and entertainment.

Shanghai OnStar’s partnership with China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless telecom carrier, will support a fast, stable, reliable, safe and convenient telematics network to build a bridge between vehicle users and the outside world.

Cadillac is also taking advantage of CES Asia – this year’s leading global consumer electronics show – to introduce the CarLife app, which will begin appearing in Cadillac models in China in 2015. The technology projects vehicle service information from a user’s smartphone onto the vehicle’s touch-screen. It supports various mobile device operating systems, including Android and iOS.

In addition, CES Asia visitors can experience the MyCadillac app for smartphones and an Apple Watch equipped with the OnStar app. The technology allows users to lock and unlock vehicle doors, remotely start their engine, flash their headlights and sound their horn, locate parking spots and access real-time information about vehicle systems.