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GM gives Cruise $850M lifeline as it relaunches robotaxis in Houston
General Motors is investing $850 million into Cruise as the autonomous vehicle subsidiary slowly makes its way back to testing in Phoenix, Dallas and, as of Tuesday, Houston. GM’s CFO…
Dallas is the second city that Cruise is easing its way back into after pulling its entire U.S. fleet late last year.
GM is expanding its hands-free driving system to rural highways
GM is expanding access to Super Cruise with plans to let drivers use the hands-free advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) on about 750,000 miles of roads in the United States and…
Cruise names first chief safety officer following crash and controversy
Cruise has named its first “chief safety officer” as part of the company’s effort to rehabilitate itself following an incident — and ensuing controversy — last year that left a…
GM hires ex-Tesla battery guru Kurt Kelty to beef up its battery efforts
General Motors has hired battery expert and ex-Tesla executive Kurt Kelty to be the automaker’s new vice president of batteries — a brand new role for the company. His first…
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Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash
Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis. The probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were…
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EV sales remained strong in Q4. They could have been stronger
All automakers, including Tesla, are at a crossroads. How should they invest their money?
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Cruise slashes 24% of self-driving car workforce in sweeping layoffs
Cruise, the embattled GM self-driving car subsidiary, is laying off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The layoffs are part of a plan to slash costs and attempt to revamp the company following an October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and…
GM and Toyota are shaping up to be the biggest losers in the EV transition
Legacy automakers have scaled back or set overly modest electric vehicle production targets. They may come to regret that.
GM to slash spending at Cruise by ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra reiterated Wednesday plans for Cruise to be more “deliberate” when operations eventually resume at the troubled self-driving vehicle subsidiary. For GM, that will include…
A new Vogt-less era takes shape at Cruise and battery material mining gets a boost
The Station is your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.
BrightDrop, the commercial EV subsidiary of General Motors that launched in 2021, is being swallowed up by its parent company. GM said Thursday that BrightDrop — a “startup” that spun…
Cruise suspends employee stock program, corp bonuses moved up
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, told staff Thursday via email that the employee share-selling program for the fourth quarter is suspended, following an incident that resulted in…
GM halts production of Cruise Origin robotaxi amid suspended operations
Cruise is pausing production of its purpose-built robotaxi, the Origin — the autonomous vehicle company’s latest setback amid suspended operations and increased scrutiny from regulators. Forbes first reported the news,…
Ford and GM are hedging their bets on EVs. In times of transition, that can be a terrible way to run a business.
GM and Honda punt on plan to build millions of affordable EVs together
General Motors and long-time partner Honda have ended plans to build millions of affordable and smaller electric vehicles as the automakers come to terms with high interest rates and battery…
GM, Cruise and Honda to launch robotaxi service in Japan
General Motors, self-driving car subsidiary Cruise and Honda plan to launch a robotaxi service in Japan under a new joint venture, the three companies announced today. The companies intend to…
General Motors is pushing its $4 billion plan to convert its Orion Assembly plant into an EV truck factory to late 2025, a year later than scheduled. GM’s reasoning behind…
The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis is well into its fourth day, with no deal in sight. The strike comes as all three automakers have…
GM boosts wage offer as autoworker strike deadline approaches
General Motors said Thursday it boosted its contract offer to a 20% wage hike for U.S. autoworkers, including 10% in the first year, in a move to avoid a strike…
GM partners with startup Mitra Chem to develop affordable EV batteries
General Motors is leading a $60 million Series B round into Mitra Chem, a battery materials startup promising to help build more affordable and accessible EV batteries for future GM…
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The all-electric 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ is loaded with tech and wrapped up in big ol’ package
Like most manufacturers these days, Cadillac is looking to go all-electric in the next few years. By 2030, the company hopes to have its entire fleet run solely on electrons — no PHEVs or mild hybrids here, folks — and to do that, it needs something big to win the…
GM’s Ultium-based EVs will be able to power your home by 2026
Owners of all-electric Chevrolets and other GM brands will soon be able to use their cars as backup generators to power their homes during an outage or during peak demand…
GM’s BrightDrop to expand commercial EV business to Mexico
BrightDrop, GM’s commercial EV delivery business unit, announced Monday plans to expand sales of its flagship electric vans to Mexico. The first two products coming to Mexico are the BrightDrop…
GM begins shipping a pricier-than-expected Chevy Blazer EV
The Chevrolet Blazer EV, a battery electric SUV that is part of GM’s bid to surpass Tesla in U.S. EV sales by 2025, is headed to dealerships. The automaker said…
GM’s best-selling EV is sticking around after all. GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call that the company will produce a next-generation Chevrolet…
Android phone users finally have access to Cruise’s robotaxi service, which is predominately in San Francisco, as well as in Austin and Phoenix. The self-driving unit under GM said Tuesday…
GM and partner Samsung SDI pick Indiana for $3B battery factory
The battery belt — a region stretching from Michigan down into Georgia where the bulk of EV and battery manufacturing is concentrated — has yet another project. GM-Samsung SDI has…
GM and Ford could help spark a charging standards war by teaming up with Tesla
Seven months ago, when Tesla announced it would share its EV charging connector design to encourage automakers to adopt the technology and help make it the new standard in North America,…
UVeye’s ‘MRI for cars’ system lands startup $100M from GM, CarMax
UVeye’s automated vehicle inspection technology may have started out as a system to detect security threats, but the six-year-old Israeli startup has found deep interest and investment from the automotive…
