And yes, it's certainly a pleasantly smooth kick in the pants while you're driving it.

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While you're driving, all of those functions shift to a text-to-speech system, which also recognizes commands presented in full sentences.

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Siri also won't answer your philosophic questions, as GM doesn't want to display Wikipedia pages on the screen while you're driving.

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Finding satellites can be a major pain sometimes, and the signal can drop while you're driving (see video), which could be a major headache if you're on a trip and you really don't know where you're going.

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The device leverages the Wi-Fi available where you're parked as well as your smartphone Wi-Fi tethering while driving.

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