Teslarati
MAY 13, 2024
General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced that it would start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its efforts to get back into the driverless robotaxi business. This time around, however, Cruise’s robotaxis will be supervised.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 6, 2023
The automakers have partnered with General Motors, and Honda’s working with Sony on a separate car project. The 2024 ZDX rides on GM’s Ultium Platform and will feature Google built-in services. The setup brings Google Play features, Google Assistant, maps, and more. and the Acura ZDX is coming not long after.
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 27, 2023
Honda says their first volume electric vehicle, the Prologue, will play nicely with wireless Google built-in plus wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Why are we mentioning a seemingly trivial item?
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 26, 2023
General Motors has issued a stop-sale order for the all-electric Chevrolet Blazer. But General Motors claims it has teams working 24/7 to address the issue. But General Motors is already putting these vehicles on the road and reviewers have noticed Ultium products suffering more than usual.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 14, 2023
Here’s a Google Streetview image from that era. The place changed hands, as dealers tend to do, eventually switching to the Hyundai brand around the 2009 bankruptcy of General Motors, perhaps as part of Old GM’s culling of its dealer body in an effort to stave off annihilation and as part of its rebuilding process.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 17, 2023
General Motors’ Cruise may be one of the first companies in the world to field driverless vehicles as part of a commercial endeavor. Cruise’s main rival is Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet which likewise happens to own Google. But this doesn’t appear to have endeared the brand to everyday people.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 25, 2023
But it has been operating autonomous test vehicles on public roads a little longer and there’s also been some speculation that Google (which is also owned by Alphabet) may be tweaking the algorithm to prioritize negative news about its competitor. Waymo doesn’t look to be having quite so many problems in California.
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