Correct me if I'm wrong, folks ...

I thought OnStar was (and is?) a subscription service. You pay a monthly/annual fee, but the hardware is integrated into the car. It is designed to survive a crash, and do its thing.

I get the impression that other "phone home" services under discussion here are "if you own the car, you have the service..."

Except, the kicker is that this service must be "linked to Bluetooth" -- the services rely on the phone that you already own.

And from what I've seen, that phone is loose in the car for a majority of users, and would be nothing more than a projectile/shrapnel in a serious crash.

So, is the "super clever feature" nullified by the basic natural tendencies of the naked ape?