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GM Plans Fleets of Autonomous Robo-Taxis by 2019
Dec 1 2017 // General Motors Co. laid out its vision for self-driving vehicles on Thursday, telling investors it planned a commercial launch of fleets of fully autonomous robo-taxis in multiple dense urban environments in 2019, in a...
GM Autonomous Car’s Jaunt Through San Francisco Streets Halted by Taco Truck
Nov 30 2017 // A self-driving General Motors Co. Bolt slowly drove more than two miles through crowded San Francisco streets in its media debut on Tuesday, but double-parked cars and orange traffic cones tripped up the computer driver,...
GM Settles Alleged Defects Concealment Suit with California County
Oct 31 2017 // General Motors has agreed to a $13.9 million settlement with Orange County, Calif., after prosecutors accused the auto giant of concealing serious safety defects to avoid costly recalls and part replacements. The lawsuit,...
GM to Pay States $120 Million to Settle Ignition Switch Claims
Oct 20 2017 // General Motors Co. has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve claims from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over faulty ignition switches, state attorneys general and the company said on Thursday. The largest U.S....
GM Says Driverless Cars Faultless in 6 Accidents in September
Oct 6 2017 // General Motors Co.’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, told California regulators its vehicles were involved in six crashes in the state in September, but said none of automated vehicles were responsible. The...
Trump Regulation Approach Likely to Stall Connected Vehicles
Sep 26 2017 // The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won’t be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication systems, known as...
GM to Fight $1B Settlement over Faulty Ignition Switches
Aug 14 2017 // Plaintiffs suing General Motors Co. over faulty ignition switches and other alleged vehicle defects have reached a $1 billion settlement requiring the automaker to turn over that amount of stock, a lawyer for the...
General Motors’ Maven Gig Has Expanded to Los Angeles
Aug 11 2017 // Maven Gig has expanded to Los Angeles. The General Motors Co. service lets drivers rent cars by the week and use them for ridesharing and other services. Maven Gig began this spring in San Diego and San Francisco. It...
Jury Clears GM of Liability in First Trial Over Updated Ignition Switch
Jul 20 2017 // A federal jury in New York on Wednesday found General Motors was not to blame for a crash of an Arizona man who alleged that his accident was caused by an updated version of the carmaker’s ignition switch that did...
Blind Americans Want to Participate in Future of Driverless Vehicles
Jul 19 2017 // Anil Lewis was behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang convertible on a sunny Atlanta day in 1988, when he nearly hit a pedestrian who appeared in a crosswalk ahead of him, seemingly out of nowhere. It was then Lewis realized...
General Motors Agrees to Settle Hundreds of Ignition Lawsuits
Jun 26 2017 // General Motors Co. has agreed to settle federal lawsuits by as many as 203 plaintiffs over defective ignition switches in its vehicles, a Friday court filing shows. Settlement terms are confidential, but the accord could...
Most Car Makers in No Rush to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment
Jun 12 2017 // Big automakers are rushing to launch self-driving cars as early as 2021, but the industry’s major players are moving slowly when it comes to widespread deployment of a less expensive crash prevention technology that...
Supreme Court Rejects GM Use of Bankruptcy to Block Ignition Lawsuits
Apr 24 2017 // General Motors Co.’s bid to block hundreds of lawsuits, potentially worth billions of dollars, over a deadly ignition-switch defect broke down on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal claiming the...
General Motors Sued over Fire Causing $450K in Damage to Pennsylvania Homes
Dec 30 2016 // General Motors has been sued over a 2014 car fire that caused more than $450,000 in damage to two central Pennsylvania homes. Pennlive.com reports that Erie Insurance Exchange and four of its policy holders claim the blaze...
How GM’s ‘Super Cruise’ Self-Driving Car Is Evolving
Dec 2 2016 // General Motors Co.’s semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” system will allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel for extended periods, but will stop the vehicle automatically if drivers are not...
Takata Suitors Weigh GM Bankruptcy Liability Ruling
Nov 8 2016 // As auto supplier Takata Corp. prepares for a possible U.S. bankruptcy filing, potential bidders are poring over a recent U.S. court ruling that could expose a buyer to liability for the company’s defective air bags,...
GM Settles Bellwether Ignition Switch Cases Before Trial
Sep 7 2016 // General Motors Co. settled the final two bellwether cases over ignition switch flaws scheduled for trial in federal court in New York, averting one set to begin next week. Terms of the settlements are confidential,...
GM Is Winning Ignition-Switch Defect Trials
Aug 29 2016 // General Motors Co.’s victory in a Houston courtroom Thursday makes the carmaker three for three in trials related to an ignition-switch defect, but its legal entanglements may stretch on for years. At least a dozen...
Wrong Key Fails to Derail Texas GM Ignition Suit
Aug 24 2016 // General Motors LLC failed to derail a Texas family’s claim for damages over a car crash blamed on a faulty ignition-switch after jurors were shown the wrong car key last week. GM claimed Zachary Stevens’ family...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Dismissed by Texas Judge
Aug 16 2016 // A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The Aug. 13 order from...
