GM takes an unexpected lead in the race to develop autonomous vehicles

https://www.economist.com/news/business/21735600-it-may-not-safeguard-carmakers-future-gm-takes-unexpected-lead-race-develop

by johnny313 • 8 years ago

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olivermarks2• 8 years ago

tldr ' A scorecard issued annually by Navigant, a consultancy, puts GM ahead of the AV pack of carmakers and tech firms, with Alphabet’s Waymo in second place'.

olivermarks2• 8 years ago

GM cruise av video https://youtu.be/MvP82IsGqNc

'GM can now mass-produce self-driving cars....Scale will help steeply to reduce the cost of sensors, which are the key components of an AV.'

leereeves• 8 years ago

Apparently, they're already testing a driverless ride-sharing service (currently for GM employees only) and plan to open it to the public in 2019.

http://fortune.com/2017/11/30/gm-autonomous-ride-share-2019/

wand3r• 8 years ago

I flagged the article. Paywall with no alternate link and the text not pasted below. Subscriptions are expensive and without text links most people just cant consume the article

c0nducktr• 8 years ago

You can click the "web" link to search for the article on Google, and then follow the Google link to get a non-paywalled version. If that doesn't work, clear cookies / private browsing window will get around it.

tomhoward• 8 years ago

Archive.is always works for The Economist in my experience:

http://archive.is/0FO9N

ipunchghosts• 8 years ago

A surge in a company like GM doesn't happen by accident. What changed in the world of GM to make this happen?

wmf• 8 years ago

It's really Cruise Automation, not legacy GM.

vkatluri• 8 years ago

That and Mary Barra. The change usually comes from the top.

GM takes an unexpected lead in the race to develop autonomous vehicles

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