If you need to check status updates even when you’re driving, Facebook and General Motors have a solution for you. As you might remember, there has been a rumor that General Motors OnStar system might get a Facebook integration so that you can receive status updates from your Facebook account while you’re driving. This is not a rumor anymore and it seems that Facebook and General Motors have taken this quite seriously.

In order to use Facebook integration with your car you’ll have to connect your phone to General Motors OnStar System via Bluetooth and you’re good to go. Thanks to this integration, your car can read Facebook updates to you or even incoming SMS. This makes it relatively safe to use while driving. Thanks to voice control, you can send certain predefined responses. Besides that, this system will allow you to start your car, lock it, or even control your lights and your horn with your phone.

This new system from GM looks great but we hope to wait and see how it works in action. Facebook is everywhere, but is it necessary to be connected to Facebook even when you’re driving?

[via Ubergizmo]