When GM releases its new Ultra Cruise hands-free driver assistance system in 2023 — starting with Cadillac — it will be powered by the latest Snapdragon system-on-chip from Qualcomm. The announcement, made at 2022 CES, illustrates Qualcomm’s success in capturing more market share in the automotive sector, specifically in ADAS. The system-on-chip, called Snapdragon Ride […]
GM is also dropping its in-person CES plans
The last several years have seen a massive increase in automotive presence at CES. It’s not a car show exactly, but as more car makers adopt a technology-first approach, it sure feels like it’s getting there. Tonight, however, General Motors became the latest in a long string of top names bailing out of an in-person […]
FedEx receives its first electric BrightDrop delivery vans
The first vans will start delivering packages in Los Angeles in 2022.
GM delays production of new Chevy Bolt EVs until end of January
General Motors will continue to delay production of new Chevrolet Bolt EVs at the company’s Orion assembly plant in Michigan “through the week of Jan. 24, 2022,” the company said in a statement emailed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The automaker said it would instead “continue to focus on battery module replacements” for tens of thousands […]
GM acquires 25% stake in electric boat company Pure Watercraft
General Motors has taken a 25% stake in Seattle-based electric boating company Pure Watercraft. GM’s move reflects a broadening interest in all things EV, including boats and other vehicles, and comes as part of the automaker’s commitment to invest $35 billion in electric and autonomous technology through 2025. Pure Watercraft makes all-electric outboard motor systems, […]
新型Hummer EV向けの電気モーターを発表――3基搭載で最高1000馬力
GMは2021年9月21日、「Ultium」ベースの新型Hummer EV向けに、3種類の電気モーターを発表した。最も出力の高い255kWモーターを3基搭載した、1000馬力の「2022 GMC HUMMER EV」が2 […]
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Smart Eye’s latest acquisition points to consolidation among driver monitoring system suppliers
Smart Eye, a supplier of driver monitoring systems for automakers, has agreed to acquire human behavior software company iMotions for $46.6 million just five months after it snapped up emotion-detection software startup Affectiva. Smart Eye, a publicly traded Swedish company, said Tuesday this is a cash-and-stock deal. Smart Eye will provide $23.2 million (200 million Swedish […]
リコール費用の大半はLG負担 シボレー『ボルトEV』の発火問題で
発火の危険性が指摘されているシボレー『ボルトEV』について、親会社のGMは、原因とされるバッテリーの製造元であるLGエレクトロニクスとリコール費用について合意しました。ボルトEVは、バッテリーの欠陥によって火災を引き起こ […]
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LG will cover nearly the entire cost of GM’s Chevy Bolt EV recall
GM may be replacing tens of thousands of Bolt EV batteries, but it won’t have to pick up the tab for most of them: LG will pay nearly all the costs associated with recalling the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV.
GM has started shipping replacement battery modules for recalled Chevy Bolt EVs
General Motors has started shipping to dealers replacement battery modules for recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles after delays caused by shutdowns at multiple manufacturing plants as a result of the widespread shortage of semiconductors. The two battery assembly facilities, in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan, resumed production at the end of September. At that time, […]