General Motors (GM) is to invest $100m in the manufacturing of its first production-ready autonomous Cruise AV vehicles with no steering wheel, pedals or manual controls. The company will upgrade its Orion Township assembly plant and Brownstown plant, where the vehicles and rooftop sensors will be built. The announcement comes as Ford plans a major update on its product strategy. Meanwhile, GM's plans for self-driving taxis in major cities by the same day has been thrown into doubt after trials in San Francisco saw vehicles often confused by traffic situations and involved in minor accidents.
General Motors (GM) is to invest $100m in the manufacturing of its first production-ready autonomous Cruise AV vehicles with no steering wheel, pedals or manual controls. The company will upgrade its Orion Township assembly plant and Brownstown plant, where the vehicles and rooftop sensors will be built. The announcement comes as Ford plans a major update on its product strategy. Meanwhile, GM's plans for self-driving taxis in major cities by 2019 has been thrown into doubt after trials in San Francisco saw vehicles often confused by traffic situations and involved in minor accidents.