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Car Technology: The Battle Between OnStar and Sync

For years, GM and Ford have always been competing with one another in order to see who can get the most sales and who could have the biggest fan base. What used to be a battle that consisted of who made the best, most fuel efficient vehicles and best looking vehicles, it has now become a race of who has the better on board technology. GM has OnStar, while the Ford company has Sync, both of which offer about the same services. 

OnStar did suffer a bit in the past years, while GM was redesigning their company, this did give Ford an edge with Sync as they were able to sell their idea to the world. However, now both companies are now running head in head to be the best. 

The main difference between OnStar and Sync is the primary function of each system. OnStar was designed in order to give peace of mind to those that are driving should they ever get into an accident. The system is designed to work even when you may have lost your cell phone or do not have a cell phone to use in the event of an emergency. On the other hand, Sync was designed to be used as an entertainment tool that controls music and everything else. However, the main flaw that GM is pointing out that Sync suffers from is that it functions too much like a cell phone and it cannot help you in the even that the cell phone quits or the car becomes disabled due to an accident. 

The main decision of which technology that a person chooses is really left up to the individual. However, as the technology becomes something that every person wants in their lives, more and more automakers will more than likely develop their own versions of this technology to put into their own cars to encourage consumer consumption.