Dan Ammann, General Motors president, has resigned from his role to become chief executive for the automaker's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit. He will take on the new role on Jan. 1.
Honda has invested $750 million into Cruise, a company focused on building autonomous vehicles. Cruise also has the backing of General Motors.
GM filed a safety petition with the U.S. government for the approval of an autonomous car that does not feature a steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls.
The company reveals its plans for a large-scale commercial fleet of self-driving electric vehicles.
General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise Automation, on Nov. 28 allowed a group of reporters to take a ride in one of the company's self-driving Chevy Bolts on the streets of San Francisco. Video courtesy of CNBC. To learn about GM's plans for a ride-hailing service using self-driving EVs, click here.
GM and Cruise Automation have plans to begin testing self-driving cars on public streets in Manhattan in early 2018.
LIDAR tech firm Strobe is expected to bolster the automaker’s efforts to bring self-driving cars to market.
Cruise Automation, which operates as an independent unit within General Motors' autonomous vehicle development team, takes video viewers on a night drive through San Francisco. An employee is in the driver's seat, but the car is driving itself. This video is sped up 10 times the original footage. Video courtesy of Cruise Automation.
The automaker is investing in a new research and development center for Cruise Automation in San Francisco.
Cruise Automation, based in San Francisco, will operate as an independent unit within GM’s recently formed autonomous vehicle development team.
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