VIDEO from Medialink and OnStar: Groundbreaking Technology Improves Safety on the Road During One of the Most Dangerous Situations - High Speed Police Car Chases
U.S. Newswire, October, 2007
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Medialink, New York, 1-888-560-5578, mediadesk@medialink.com
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 300 deaths occur as the result of about 30,000 police chases, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Now, those numbers may soon start to decrease with the introduction of a new prototype technology that improves safety on the road during one of the most dangerous situations - high speed police pursuits involving stolen vehicles.
(See video from GM OnStar (NYSE: GM) at:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1214128545)
The technology, known as Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, can allow OnStar advisors working with law enforcement to send a signal to a stolen vehicle to...
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