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GM has partnered with Nvidia to integrate AI into everything from vehicle development and manufacturing to self-driving cars.
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Cadillac F1 to become a full works team by 2030Cadillac's F1 team will have its own chassis and power unit, and the latter will be sourced from North Carolina.
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GM names new design bossThe designer of the Chrysler PT Cruiser has been named head of GM Global Design.
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GM kills Cruise robotaxi projectGM has abandoned plans to develop a robotaxi service through Cruise and will instead focus on self-driving cars for the showroom.
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GM and Hyundai explore partnership, including joint vehicle developmentGM and Hyundai are looking to collaborate in multiple areas, including the development and production of vehicles.
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GM drops Ultra Cruise branding, merges tech into Super CruiseGM still plans an automated driver-assist system that covers 95% of U.S. roads, but it won't be called Ultra Cruise.
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GM may be preparing a follow up to its Crab Walk steering feature on the Hummer EV.
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With launch of GM Energy, GM moves beyond selling autosIn the future, EV owners will able to sell energy from their cars back to the grid.
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GM to develop Ultium EV battery for US militaryGM's Ultium batteries could one day power vehicles in the U.S. military.
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GM imagines real Transformers with shape-shifting car design patentsIn director Michael Bay's version of the "Transformers" franchise, the world of Decepticons and Autobots is heavily populated by General Motors products. Bumblebee used to be an old Volkswagen Beetle, but now it's a late-model Camaro. As reported by GM Inside News, GM has filed for patent...
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Cadillac Hires Lobbyist As New Global Boss, Ponders New ModelsRobert E. Ferguson, GM’s vice president for global public policy and a former AT&T executive, has been appointed to the newly-created position of vice president, Cadillac global. Ferguson will report directly to GM’s chairman and CEO, Dan Akerson. As he transitions into the role...
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GM Builds Its 100-Millionth Small-Block V8 EngineGeneral Motors crossed a milestone yesterday. Somewhere on a little counter in GM's Performance Build Center at Wixom near Detroit, a number ticked over from 99,999,999 to 100,000,000, marking the hundred-millionth small-block V8 GM has produced. That milestone engine is a 638-horsepower...
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It powers the ZR1, and it has powered about 99,999,999 other cars, too: it's GM's small block engine family, including V-8s and V-6s, and it's been in action since 1955. Yes, GM has built its 100-millionth small-block engine, and it's an LS9 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 good for 638 horsepower--443 more than the first 4.3-liter small block built 56 years ago. To get its massive total of engines built, GM is counting not just the familiar V-8s, but also the shorn-of-two-cylinders 4.3-liter V-6 also based on the small block basis, and it's aggregating total construction around the world. 100...
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Smartphone Communication Could Make Roads Safer, Says GMYour car might already have an option to synchronize with your smartphone, but General Motors reckons the technology could offer so much more. Apps like Waze and Bump can be handy for avoiding traffic (or chatting if you're already stuck) but vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure systems...
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GM And BMW To Partner On Green Tech?With auto giants Ford and Toyota recently announcing a partnership for the development of a new rear-wheel drive hybrid module that will ensure their respective SUV and pickup models have a bright spot in a world of rising oil prices, it was only a matter of time until some of their major rivals...
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GM First With Front Center AirbagGM has announced plans to launch the industry’s first front center airbag, designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The tubular airbag is also designed to provide restraint...
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OnStar's Reassurance: We Respect Your Privacy. Really, We DoIt's often the way with the modern world: The products and services we use aren't just products and services any more - they're experiences. Where once you used to use a car to get from A to B with the occasional trip via C, now you can be as connected to your life on the internet as you are with...
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Shhhh! New Tech Lets 2011 Chevrolet Equinox Get Better MPGImproving fuel economy and reducing noise can occasionally be mutually compatible - the smooth aerodynamics of a 2011 Toyota Prius making it a refined highway cruiser, for example. However, GM is trialling a technology in the Chevrolet Equinox that makes quietness an outright necessity for...
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The Great Recession forced many people to rein in household spending. Among the easiest cutbacks to make? Subscriptions to cable channels, magazines, and other infotainment services. Now that the economy is on the mend (this week, anyway), many of those services are working overtime to woo former customers. Among those toiling hardest to win back subscribers is SiriusXM, which has launched a new campaign called "Bring Your Radio Back to Life". If you're one of the folks who dumped Sirius -- for whatever reason -- the company is offering two weeks of free listening to reacquaint yourself with...
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Don't Trust Your Teen? Track Them With GM OnStar Family LinkIf you're trusting your teenage son or daughter with the car for the night it's nice to know that their journey has gone safely - or that they're actually going where they said they would. For that extra piece of mind GM is testing a new OnStar service called 'Family Link' that allows subscribers...
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2012 Chevrolet Cruze: High Tech Electrics Deliver Fuel GainsGM has recently confirmed that from 2013 the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan will be sold with a turbodiesel engine option, allowing an auto-equipped diesel Cruze to hit low to mid 40s miles per gallon on average. Even the regular gasoline version is fairly efficient by the standards of many cars...
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OnStar In Every Car: FMV Available From July 24th For $300The OnStar vehicle infotainment, navigation and security system will be familar to owners of newer GM products, but soon you won't even need a GM vehicle to benefit from the technology. Revealed at CES back in March, OnStar FMV, "For My Vehicle", is an aftermarket mirror that features several of...
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General Motors Picks U.K. For EN-V City Car Euro ManufactureSmall cars are becoming big business. The smart fortwo, Scion iQ, Gordon Murray's upcoming T.25, the Renault Twizy... more and more carmakers are developing tiny vehicles to provide our city transportation of the future. General Motors has jumped on the bandwagon too. GM showed the cleverly named...
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GMC Brings Its Showroom To The SmartphoneAccording to Nielsen, Americans are finally shifting to smartphones: 38% of mobile users already have one, and the majority of those shopping for new handsets are planning to purchase one in the near future. General Motors is hoping to cash in on that development with its new GMC Showroom App. Like...
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