Chevy Adds Google Navigation to Volt App

So far, the GM/Google partnership we caught a whiff of hasn’t brought anything as exciting as a GM-based MyFord system, but it’s extracted a little extra function from the previously seen Chevy Volt Android app. The full details will be revealed tomorrow at Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco, but GM detailed a new Navigation tab today. The new function will be available on the home screen of the app and will allow the user to quickly locate his Volt and see his own location in relationship to it on Google Maps. If that’s not quite specific enough, users can even get voice directions to the car. That should come in handy when you’re wandering around a huge event parking lot trying desperately to find your car.

The new technology will also allow users to call in a destination to their car and have turn-by-turn directions waiting on their OnStar system when they get there. It won’t be available on launch, but will be included in the 2.0 version of the app. [Press Release]