Chantilly, VA drivers should be excited to know that GM’s newest car, the Chevy Volt, will be safer and easier to find than ever.

GM is showing off its new electric car this week at Google I/O — Google’s annual developer conference in San Francisco — in honor of the Chevrolet Volt’s new Android app.

Soon Chantilly drivers will be able to use the Android phone (or iPhone) to have GM locate a car in case it’s stolen or to find where it was parked. GM will be collecting data on the car — tire pressure, fuel economy, the state of its charge, whether one forgot to plug it in — and send updates to the owners phone.

Chantilly, Virginia drivers will be able to use their phones to schedule a charge, ideally at night when power prices are lowest,  and, with the proper security clearance (a pin), remotely start their car. That way the car will be warmed up when ready to go and battery power won’t be wasted, which in the Volt will carry for the first 40 miles.

There’s enough software in the Chevy Volt to give people who worry about hacking pause. GM OnStar’s Nick Pudar said that while he believes these researchers committed “a serious crime,” he understands their point and GM takes security seriously.

One area where GM is being cautious is voice recognition, he said — it has to be good enough that drivers aren’t distracted. Addresses are easier to handle than points of interest because they’re more concrete.GM is also consolidating all the different voice recognition and bluetooth and other applications it’s used over the years to make its car systems work better together.

The Volt is due in the fall and is likely to get a good test because it may sell for under $40,000, according to sources close to GM. That would make it one of the most affordable electric cars so far.

To find out more information about the Chevy Volt, please contact our Chantilly Chevrolet dealership at 888-289-7441 or stop in! Chantilly Chevrolet is conveniently located at 13915 Lee Jackson Hwy Chantilly, VA

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