General Motors is planning to introduce a remote-control key fob next year that can check tire pressure, reset radio settings, check the odometer, determine fuel levels, and check if the owner remembered to lock the doors. Of course, it still lock and unlock the vehicle. The new fob features an LCD display and uses two-way communication with the vehicle to transfer information. The new remote will also have four to six times the range of competitors’ keyless systems.

“One of the overarching themes people told us they wanted was security and safety,” GM spokesman Tom Henderson says. Being able to reassure themselves about their vehicles without leaving the house is one way to satisfy that.

The device will be a $150 option on Cadillac Escalade luxury SUVs and other full-size SUVs, pickups and crossovers.

## Source: USA Today ##

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