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by balabaster 3976 days ago
Have you accidentally locked a baby in the car in temperatures exceeding 90 or 100 degrees? Judging by the amount of times I hear this on the news, I can show you a whole market of people that find this useful. Calling a locksmith or someone that can break into your car takes time as well as being concerned about potential cosmetic damage. If OnStar can open your car remotely with a single phone call inside of a minute to save a helpless child from being cooked, there's your market. "Will someone please think of the children..."
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OnStart opening your care remotely requires more things in the car than preventing the car from locking if the key is inside in the first place would. By the way, I can't lock my car if the key is inside, and the car doesn't have a remote opening feature.