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Smartphones Will Replace OnStar and Similar Systems
TundraHeadquarters.com says “Smart Phones Will Take Over the World, Muwahahahahah!”
Okay, maybe that is an exaggeration. Maybe the smart phone won’t take over the world, but it is likely that the smart phone will take over the automotive industry’s incessant desire to provide navigation and emergency communications technology.
Earlier this month Toyota Motor Corp. announced it will introduce a technology similar to GM’s OnStar for select Toyota models. As a special introductory offer, new car buyers will receive a one-year free subscription to the service.
While we agree that the navigation and emergency assistance that OnStar – and soon Toyota – provides is an excellent service, OnStar and the like aren’t necessary anymore with the advent of smartphones.
Toyota has announced the creation of a competitor to GM’s OnStar service, but why? Smartphones currently offer many of the benefits of OnStar, and it’s only a matter of time until smartphones replace OnStar completely.
It Won’t Be Long Before All Cars Contain Green Plastics
Toyota Motor Company announced they will begin producing a hybrid vehicle using carbon neutral plastics for its interior. Expected to launch next year, the green plastics are either completely plant derived or derived from both plants and petroleum.
Do you think the Tundra would improve in popularity if it also contained a carbon neutral dashboard?
Although Toyota is starting with the new hybrid next year, the company says it won’t be long before they incorporate the environmentally-friendly plastic into other models as well.
To be “carbon neutral” means that
GM’s OnStar Used to Locate Stolen Toyota Tundra
The OnStar system seems to be creating a large hurdle for professional car-jackers. Although designed to provide a number of convenient services, OnStar
Auto News from Around the Web December 25 2008
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Here are some tidbits we’ve been meaning to share for a while now…
Finally, Our Latin Friends Down South Get the Tundra
Toyota Tundras are now being shipped from the Tundra plant in San Antonio to other regions of South America, especially Venezuela. This is good news for South American truck lovers and for American Tundra lovers everywhere.
It’s nice to know that this American made truck is alive and well around the globe. Muy bueno!
Three hundred cars have been shipped in the last month and Toyota says that approximately 1,100 will be shipped each year going forward.
Toyota Tundra a Kelley Blue Book
2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year
It’s that time of year when we look back on all the great Toyota Tundra news and events of 2008 and get excited about what’s to come. There’s no better place to start here on Tundra Headquarters than with one of our most loved sports: angling.
Kevin VanDam claimed the 2008 Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year title again this year for the fourth straight year.
This program looks at those anglers who fish during the Elite Series season and awards those that work hard at their sport. The winner of each event in the Elite Series is awarded a certain number of points based on how they finish. Then, in August at the Champions Choice angling competition, those points are totaled and the award is assigned.
The 2008 Champions Choice event was held in Syracuse, New York, on Lake Oneida.
To see participating anglers, point totals and other event details visit ESPN’s Toyota Tundra Bassmaster’s Angler of the Year site.
Toyota does quite a bit to sponsor and promote the sport of fishing. In fact, Tundra Headquarters wrote about its Toyota Trucks Bonus Bucks program early in 08′ and we anticipate more angler events in 2009. Visit Toyota’s very own Fishing site for details.
