Onstar LLC

OnStar, LLC is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based connected vehicle services. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, as part of its parent, General Motors Holdings LLC. While specific revenue and employee figures are not publicly disclosed, OnStar provides services to millions of members globally.

OnStar is an operating company specializing in in-vehicle telematics for safety, security, and convenience. Its core services include Automatic Crash Response, which alerts an advisor if airbags deploy; 24/7 access to emergency services at the push of a button; Stolen Vehicle Assistance, including remote tracking and slowdown capabilities; and Roadside Assistance. The company also offers Turn-by-Turn Navigation, remote vehicle access via the OnStar Guardian mobile app, vehicle diagnostics, and in-vehicle Wi-Fi hotspots.

The company's patent litigation history consists of defending its technology against infringement claims. The provided data shows OnStar as a defendant in two cases and as a plaintiff in none, a typical posture for an operating company targeted by patent assertion entities. The cases were filed in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware and the Southern District of California.

The tracked lawsuits were brought by non-practicing entities (NPEs). In Orthosie Systems, LLC v. OnStar, LLC (2017), the plaintiff was an NPE asserting a patent related to vehicle monitoring and GPS tracking. The more recent case, VB Assets, LLC v. General Motors Holdings LLC et al. (2024), involves a plaintiff that licenses and enforces a portfolio of patents originally developed by Voicebox Technologies covering voice assistants and conversational AI. VB Assets has also filed similar suits against other major technology companies like Google and Apple.