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GM is ditching its one-size-fits-all Ultium battery system and adopting other cell formats
GM's much-touted Ultium system hasn't worked out as the company had hoped. As such, it's adopting other battery cell chemistries and physical formats.
Kris Holt10.10.2024
GM’s Cruise fined $1.5 million for omitting details about its gruesome 2023 crash
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined Cruise, GM’s self-driving vehicle division, $1.5 million. The company omitted key details from an October 2023 accident in San Francisco.
Will Shanklin10.01.2024
Cruise resumes operations in California, thankfully with human drivers
Autonomous vehicle outfit Cruise is slowly returning to operation in California following an incident in which a pedestrian was struck and dragged by a robotaxi for approximately 20 feet in October 2023.
Anna Washenko09.20.2024
GM electric vehicles can finally recharge at Tesla Supercharger stations
GM electric vehicles can now recharge at Tesla Superchargers.
Jeremy Gan09.18.2024
GM and Hyundai plan to work together on cars and clean-energy tech
GM and Hyundai are the latest automakers to team up and try to 'deliver even more competitive vehicles to customers faster and more efficiently.'
Kris Holt09.13.2024
GM shelves the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van
General Motors has indefinitely delayed the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van. Cruise will now focus on making the next-gen Chevy Bolt.
Kris Holt07.23.2024
General Motors revives its robotaxi service Cruise in Houston, with human drivers
GM's Cruise robotaxi service is taking rides again in Houston.
Danny Gallagher06.12.2024The Chevy Blazer EV is back on sale with functioning software and a big price drop
The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is once again available for purchase, complete with a price drop of around $6,000. The company halted sales of the vehicle last year after major software issues came to light.
Lawrence Bonk03.09.2024
GM's Super Cruise expansion adds 750,000 miles of rural roads
GM has announced a significant expansion of its Super Cruise operating area by around 750,000 miles to rural roads and minor highways in the US and Canada.
Steve Dent02.15.2024
GM halts sales of its new Chevy Blazer EV amid reports of major software issues
GM has paused deliveries of the new Chevy Blazer EV after drivers found the infotainment system keeps crashing and displaying all kinds of error messages. The company said it is aware of "software quality issues" and is working on a fix.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.24.2023
In 2023, Cruise's robotaxi dreams took a necessary hiatus
Both Gm-backed Cruise and Google-backed Waymo came into 2023 riding high on growing public interest and increasing corporate investment, but only one would make it to 2024 intact.
Andrew Tarantola12.19.2023
GM to cut spending on Cruise driverless vehicles by ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
GM has announced it is massively cutting spending on its Cruise driverless car platform, which had been used to operate robotaxis in California. This comes after a pedestrian collision that forced the state’s DMV to pull Cruise’s driverless permits.
Lawrence Bonk11.30.2023
Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review'
Following the freak accident, Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review.'
Richard Lai11.15.2023
Cruise is reportedly planning to lay off employees after weeks of crises
The news comes the same week that General Motors, Cruise’s parent company, recalled all its vehicles amid safety concerns.
Pranav Dixit11.09.2023GM recalls nearly 1,000 Cruise robotaxis after pedestrian collision
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company owned by General Motors, has issued a recall for 950 of its robotaxis following a collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco last month. California also pulled its permit to operate driverless vehicles in the state.
Lawrence Bonk11.09.2023
Honda and GM have given up on their plan to co-create affordable EVs
Honda and GM announced last April that they would develop a line of small crossover EVs using GM's Ultium battery by 2027, aiming for starting costs of less than $30,000. The two have no confirmed they're not moving forward with the plan.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.25.2023
California DMV suspends Cruise’s driverless permits
The California DMV announced Tuesday that it has suspended GM-owned Cruise’s permits to operate driverless vehicles in the state, effective immediately.
Will Shanklin10.25.2023
GM delays production of Chevy Silverado, Equinox and GMC Sierra EVs
GM announced that it’s delaying production of the Equinox EV, Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. The move comes as the UAW strike continues.
Will Shanklin10.25.2023
Cadillac put a 33-inch 9K touchscreen in its new CT5 luxury sedan
Cadillac just unveiled the 2025 CT5 luxury sedan and it ships with an intriguing tech-forward feature, a 33-inch 9K touchscreen display. The LED screen curves toward the driver in a “single, continuous screen” that spans the entire viewing area. This screen is fully customizable and integrates with a variety of third-party apps.
Lawrence Bonk09.14.2023
A Google-powered chatbot is handling GM’s non-emergency OnStar calls
General Motors is taking Google’s AI chatbot on the road. The automaker announced today that it’s using Google Cloud’s Dialogflow to automate some non-emergency OnStar features like navigation and call routing. Crucially, the automaker claims the bot can pinpoint keywords indicating an emergency situation and “quickly route the call” to trained humans when needed. GM says the system frees up OnStar Advisors to spend more time with customers requiring a live human.
Will Shanklin08.30.2023