MyLink a.k.a.Intellilink is atelematics system/infotainment system offered byGeneral Motors in their vehicles. The system was debuted in 2011 in the then-newChevrolet Volt.[1][2]
The system was marketed asIntellilink forBuick,GMC,Vauxhall andOpel.[3] It was marketed asMyLink by Chevrolet and Holden.[4]Cadillac used the CUE infotainment system. The systems were manufactured by three companies for GM:Panasonic for most Intellilink/MyLink units,LG Electronics for the unit equipped on theChevrolet Sonic,Chevrolet Spark,Chevrolet Trax and Vauxhall/Opel Adam, andBosch forCadillac's CUE system.
Intellilink runs on theQNXreal-time operating system with voice recognition software fromNuance.[5] It allows users to control online services through apps, likePandora Internet Radio orStitcher Radio through voice commands or the touch-screen interface. The car is able to access online content via a smartphone with a 3G data connection connected throughBluetooth.[6] Users are also able to control their phone wirelessly via the same interface. MyLink also integratesOnStar's services (Advanced Automatic Collision Notification, roadside assistance, vehicle diagnostics information, live advisors, and turn-by-turn navigation).[4]
MyLink supports images in .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .gif formats; video files in .avi, .mpg, .mp4, .divx, .xvid, or .wmv formats; song files in MP3, WMA, and AAC formats and playlists in M3U standard and extended, iTunes, PLS, WAX, ASX and RMP formats.[7]
Note that the supported features and services vary from model to model. For example, MyLink in the Chevrolet Sonic and Spark models does not support Gracenote (since those models have no CD player) or climate control. The screen size, trim and appearance vary from model to model as well.
Additional features have been announced by Chevrolet for delivery in calendar year 2013.
Originally the MyLink systems were set to be available on select 2012 model year vehicles before the end of 2011, however that was pushed back until "Spring 2012".[8]
-TheMyLink 4.2 features an A/M-F/Mradio, an auxiliary audio input jack, and aUSB port, plus a 4.2" color display screen.OnStar is an available option. This system is only available on theChevrolet Silverado W/T Work Truck models.
-The upgradedMyLink 4.2 adds aCD player withMP3 player andWMA support, plusBluetooth withA2DP Stereo Audio Streaming capabilities.OnStar is an available option, as isSirius XMSatellite Radio. This system is available on theChevrolet Silverado,Chevrolet Impala, andChevrolet Colorado models.
-TheMyLink Apps features an A/M-F/Mradio, an auxiliary audio input jack, aUSB port, support formobile apps, a full colortouch screen display,OnStar, voice command capabilities that use the connected devices' voice command systems,OnStar,Siri Eyes-Free support,Bluetooth withA2DP Stereo Audio Streaming capabilities, mobile apps support, anSD card slot,Sirius XMSatellite Radio, andBringGoGPSnavigation system support developed byEnGIS Technologies, Inc. This system is available on theOpel Adam,Chevrolet Spark, andChevrolet Sonic models.
-TheMyLink Color Touch features an A/M-F/Mradio, an auxiliary audio input jack, aUSB port, a full colortouch screen display, voice command,Bluetooth withA2DP Stereo Audio Streaming capabilities, steering wheel-mounted audio system controls,Sirius XMSatellite Radio,OnStar, an SD card slot, andHDD for storing music onto the system. ACD player is an available option, and is standard with mostMyLink Touch systems. This radio also works with mobile apps. The Chevrolet Caprice PPV received a stripped down version of this radio for MY 14-15, with no Sirius XM, USB, Aux jack, or OnStar access. In MY 16-17 the Caprice PPV radios were further de-contented with the CD drives being eliminated, with no addition of replacement features.
-TheMyLink Color Touch with Navigation adds aGPSnavigation system to theMyLink Color Touch radio. OnChevrolet Camaro models equipped with this radio, theCD player option is not available.
-TheMyLink Color Touch radios onChevrolet Impala models andChevrolet Malibu models slide out or slide up from thedashboard to reveal a hidden storage compartment for storing items such asMP3 players,cellular phones, and other devices and items behind thetouch screen.
-TheMylink/IntelliLink Color Touch also featuresHD Radio as a standard on selected GM models in the United States. As of the 2015 model year (which began in August 2014), theChevrolet Suburban/GMC Yukon XL & Denali XL,Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon & Denali, and theGMC Acadia are the only vehicles equipped with HD Radio as a standard on all trims. It had been featured as a standard on the Chevrolet Impala and Silverado/GMC Sierra and on the Chevrolet Traverse as an optional, and as a standard on the Buick Regal and Enclave for the 2014 model year, but were removed for the 2015 model year.