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The GeneralMotors cuts funding to its cruise program
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has said that self-driving car startup Cruise will be “reorganised and refocus” as part of the company’s effort to improve its autonomous driving systems. Barra added that the company will partner with Cruise on improving driver-assist systems. Barra said the move will help her make decisions on Cruise’s future, adding…
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Cruise will likely end its service after GM pulls its funding
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has announced that GM will shut down its autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, “given the considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market”. Barra added that a new unit would focus on personal vehicles and systems that can drive by…
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As GM pulls funding, the Cruise service will probably be shut down
General Motors (GM) will acquire a majority stake in Cruise Automation, an autonomous vehicle startup that has been shut down. GM will buy back its remaining shares from Cruise’s other shareholders for $1 billion. GM’s CEO Mary Barra said the move allows it to focus on developing fully driverless vehicles, calling it “an opportunity to…
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Port jobs are at risk after the Baltimore disaster
US state of Maryland has closed the port of Baltimore due to damage caused by Superstorm Joaquin. General Motors said it is working to reroute shipments to other ports. Stellantis, calling the Port of Baltimore “an important waterway for the automotive industry,” also said it’s working on contingency plans to ensure an “uninterrupted flow of…
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Cruise had bad internet and wasn’t hiding the video from regulators
General Motors’ self-driving car unit Cruise failed to inform US regulators and the media about the role its own vehicle played in the accident that killed a pedestrian, an investigation report said. In the aftermath of the accident, Cruise was accused of misleading regulators and the media about the incident. Cruise was also accused of…
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GM made a big bet on cars that don’t exist
General Motors has announced that it is firing its self-driving car unit Cruise Automation after an internal investigation revealed “widespread safety issues”. GM’s Board of Directors appointed former Tesla President Jon McNeill as a Vice Chairman of the Cruise board alongside GM CEO Barra. Earlier this year, Cruise had announced that it will be shutting…
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The Canadian autoworkers struck a tentative contract agreement with GM
The Unifor union has reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with General Motors to end a strike by over 4,000 workers at the automaker’s plants in Ontario, Canada. Those who have been with the automaker for a year would get permanent jobs, while temporary workers would get pay raises. Unifor had started the strike against…
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The UAW strike continues as GM threatens 2,000 workers, Ford cuts 600 jobs
Shawn Fain, who led the US-based United Auto Workers’ (UAW) strike, was an executive at General Motors in the early 2000s. He had worked at the automaker’s Kokomo plant in Indiana for eight years. He then took a job at Solidarity House in Detroit, where he worked with officials who negotiated national contracts with automakers.
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The auto strike threatens a supply chain already weakened by Covid
The United Automobile Workers (UAW) has announced a strike against General Motors, Ford and Ford affiliate Stellantis on October 3. UAW President Shawn Fain has said that the union will pay the health benefits of striking workers. UAW has built up a strike fund of $835 million, enough to last about three months if all…
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There is a strike happening among the Big Three autoworkers
United Automobile Workers (UAW) has called for a strike against Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler in US from September 25. UAW workers are seeking pay increases, shorter working days and stronger pensions from the companies. The companies have refused to share the success with the workforce, according to UAW, which said it costs the…
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The Chevy Bolt and EUV will be ending production at the end of the year
General Motors has announced that it will end production of the Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy EUV at its plant in Michigan, US. GM CEO Mary Barra said, “We’ll need this capacity because our trucks more than measure up to our customers’ expectations…we’ll demonstrate that work and EV range are not mutually exclusive terms for…
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Honda is making an electric SUV to follow the Prologue
General Motors has said it will end production of its Chevrolet Bolt and European Utility Vehicle (EUV) at its Orion Township, Michigan, assembly plant by the end of the year. It added that it plans to use the capacity at the plant to build electric trucks starting in 2024. GM’s EV battery plant in the…
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The rest of the car industry still likes it
After General Motors announced it’ll remove Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto from some of its models, The Verge reported that some consumers are upgrading their cars with aftermarket replacement touchscreens that offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. While Honda said it has no plans to stop offering the two apps, Hyundai said it has…
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The future of GM’s EVs will not have access to Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto
General Motors has said that it will start phasing out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from its vehicles in the US and Canada. The decision was motivated by improving the navigation and charging experience for future EVs with CarPlay and Android Auto. However, the company said, drivers will still be able to listen to music…
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The Jeep layoffs are blamed on the EV
General Motors (GM) announced that it’s firing “some white collar jobs” to “remain competitive” in the transition to electric vehicles. “They’ll be leaving the company starting from today,” it said, adding that production of the Cherokee SUV is going to Mexico, but no plans have been made about where the future production will take place.…
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Musk said there is a drop in revenue as more brands pause ads
More than 55% of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers in September were no longer spending on the platform in the first weeks of January, data provided to CNN by digital marketing analysis firm Pathmatics showed. The companies join General Motors which had previously said it will pause paying for advertising on Twitter while it evaluates the…
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GM shares increased after the company reported a record earnings and raised its stake in the company.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the carmaker will open a facility in the US for recycling electric vehicle batteries. GM is also buying a $650 million equity stake in Lithium Americas, which will help it access the raw material needed to build batteries to power 1 million electric vehicles a year in the first…
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In Phoenix and Austin, the Cruise’s robotaxis are accepting passengers.
General Motors-backed self-driving technology startup Cruise has announced the expansion of its autonomous ride-hailing service to Arizona and Austin, Texas, before the end of 2022. Earlier this year, the startup had said it would launch in Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas, before the end of 2022. Cruise had originally planned to launch its commercial service…