The GM Android Car: Coming Soon?

12.05.2010
Holy Android, Batman: Your may soon be able to control your car.

Google is reportedly in talks to connect its with General Motors' car service. If the early clues prove to be true, the Android-OnStar combination could pack a whole lot of power into the palm of your hand.

First, a disclaimer: Neither Google nor GM has directly confirmed any type of Android-OnStar arrangement thus far. I reached out to both companies this afternoon; a Google spokesperson declined to comment, and a rep from OnStar told me her team regularly has "conversations with other companies to discuss opportunities for collaboration" but that it had nothing "tangible" to announce at this time.

With that said, multiple sources are now reporting that an Android-powered OnStar is the real deal -- and a GM executive recently discussed a major OnStar relaunch plan that certainly could fit the bill.

So here's what we're hearing: Google and GM are working on a partnership that'd "link" Android-based cell phones to OnStar-enabled vehicles. Just today, that the GM-Google deal would "add features to OnStar that consumers could control" with their Android phones.