Neowin News Feed for: Gm

General Motors partners with NVIDIA to bring AI features to its cars and factories

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:48:01 +0000

General Motors and NVIDIA have announced a strategic partnership to integrate AI features into its vehicles as well as manufacturing operations. Read more...

GM responds to FTC's proposed five-year ban on selling customer data

David Uzondu — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:40:01 +0000

Last year, it was reported that GM was selling user data to insurance companies without consent. The FTC has now proposed an order banning this practice, prompting a response from GM. Read more...

Driverless cars are causing more and more traffic issues in San Francisco

John Callaham — Mon, 15 May 2023 12:44:01 +0000

A new report says that the city of San Francisco is now getting three 911 calls a day due to issues with driverless automated cars from Waymo and GM, and things could get even worse in the future. Read more...

GM is creating Google-based infotainment systems for its EVs as it ditches Apple CarPlay

John Callaham — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:42:01 +0000

General Motors will only have its own infotainment systems in its future electric cars. which will be co-developed by Google. It will no longer have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto support for its EVs. Read more...

GM wants to replace your car manuals with ChatGPT

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:20:01 +0000

General Motors is working on an AI system in collaboration with Microsoft. It will use similar technology that's used in ChatGPT and it'll be voice-activated for road safety reasons. Read more...

Microsoft teams up with Cruise and GM to help commercialize self-driving vehicles

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:00:02 +0000

The latest partnership focuses on accelerating the commercialization of self-driving vehicles. It also sees Microsoft become Cruise's and General Motor's preferred cloud provider. Read more...

Nikola's reworked deal with GM kills off Badger pickup truck

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:00:01 +0000

GM and Nikola announced a smaller deal that eliminates plans for GM to build the startup's electric pickup truck. Nikola "will refund all previously submitted order deposits for the Nikola Badger." Read more...

GM will manufacture Nikola's Badger, announces $2 billion equity stake in the startup

Usman Khan Lodhi — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:16:01 +0000

GM announced a strategic partnership with electric truck startup Nikola, stating that it would manufacture the startup's upcoming Badger vehicle. Shares of both companies jumped on partnership news. Read more...

GM partners with Ventec Life Systems to increase ventilator production

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 18:52:01 +0000

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, GM is partnering with Ventec Life Systems to increase the production of ventilators needed in hospitals to treat the severe cases of the infection. Read more...

Tesla and GM cars involved in self-driving traffic incidents

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:20:01 +0000

A Tesla Model S crashed into the back of a fire truck, the driver of the car claims it was in Autopilot mode. Meanwhile GM claims that its self-driving car was not to blame for another incident. Read more...

No manual controls whatsoever in GM's new Cruise AV electric car

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 11:08:02 +0000

GM has said it can already roll out its electric and driverless Cruise AV in 7 states in the USA. The company believes it can overcome any other final and federal legal hurdles by 2019. Read more...

GM and Lyft reportedly want to test 'thousands' of self-driving cars on the streets in 2018

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 08:30:01 +0000

The car manufacturer together with the US' second largest ride sharing service are looking to get an edge over rivals by testing out the biggest fleet of autonomous vehicles ever, starting next year. Read more...

GM announces global recall of 4.3 million cars and trucks due to airbag 'software defect'

Andy Weir — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 19:26:01 +0000

GM is recalling 4.3 million cars, SUVs and trucks worldwide, due to a "software defect" related to the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners - a flaw already linked to one death and three injuries. Read more...

Google announces partnership with major automakers to integrate Android

Shreyas Gandhe — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:13:32 +0000

Google has officially announced its partnership with major automobile manufacturers in forming the Open Automotive Alliance to integrate Android in cars for navigation and entertainment purposes. Read more...