The paper has been organized as follows: first a formal definition of stiction is given. Sections that follow describe the so-called one parameter stiction model including its limitations followed by the limitations of quantifying âapparent stictionâ.
Blue Link is competitive with GM's OnStar, which is now available in all cars compatible with the new stand-alone OnStar FMV product. OnStar costs $18.95 a month or $199 a year for the basic protection plan or $28.90 a month or $299 a year for turn-by-turn navigation and other navigation services. OnStar's basic protection is comparable with Blue Link's Assurance & Essentials, which costs $20 less a year than OnStar's package. The Blue Link package offers greater multiyear discounts and has features including voice text-messaging and a recall adviser system.
How much does it cost? According to the official site of AcuraLink at Acura.com, the prices (as well as the features and benefits) of the three packages are compared. The Connect Package of AcuraLink will cost $249 for the first year commitment, $398 for the second year, $357 for the third year, $525 for the fourth and $693 for the fifth year.