GM appears to be edging out its Silicon Valley rivals in being first to market when it comes to mass production of self-driving cars with is Cruise AV ("Autonomous Vehicle") initiative. These cars won't have steering wheels or any other driving appurtenances, either. Plus, they'll work via a ride hailing app and are based on the Chevy Bolt EV and its 200-plus mile range. If they suffer an accident an uplink to GM's OnStar will assess damage and any passenger injuries, etc. I think GM plans to roll Cruise AV out to one test city starting in 2019, and then scale up from there.
"“There are a number of hurdles to clear before self-driving cars transition from laboratory experiments to real-world functionality,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst with Cox Automotive. “Two of those hurdles, mass production and government regulation, appear to be within General Motors’ grasp. We’ve known for several months GM is ready for volume production.”
In a surprise move, GM said Friday it had filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking permission to deploy its self-driving Cruise AV, which will be built on the Chevrolet Bolt EV platform without the Chevy branding. The automaker is asking essentially to re-write language in 16 different requirements that focus on vehicles engineered to be driven by humans."
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"“There are a number of hurdles to clear before self-driving cars transition from laboratory experiments to real-world functionality,” said Karl Brauer, an analyst with Cox Automotive. “Two of those hurdles, mass production and government regulation, appear to be within General Motors’ grasp. We’ve known for several months GM is ready for volume production.”
In a surprise move, GM said Friday it had filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking permission to deploy its self-driving Cruise AV, which will be built on the Chevrolet Bolt EV platform without the Chevy branding. The automaker is asking essentially to re-write language in 16 different requirements that focus on vehicles engineered to be driven by humans."
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."