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The Chevy Blazer EV is back on sale with functioning software and a big price drop
The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is once again available for purchase, complete with a price drop of around $6,000. The company halted sales of the vehicle last year after major software issues came to light.
GM's Super Cruise expansion adds 750,000 miles of rural roads
GM has announced a significant expansion of its Super Cruise operating area by around 750,000 miles to rural roads and minor highways in the US and Canada.
GM halts sales of its new Chevy Blazer EV amid reports of major software issues
GM has paused deliveries of the new Chevy Blazer EV after drivers found the infotainment system keeps crashing and displaying all kinds of error messages. The company said it is aware of "software quality issues" and is working on a fix.
In 2023, Cruise's robotaxi dreams took a necessary hiatus
Both Gm-backed Cruise and Google-backed Waymo came into 2023 riding high on growing public interest and increasing corporate investment, but only one would make it to 2024 intact.
GM to cut spending on Cruise driverless vehicles by ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
GM has announced it is massively cutting spending on its Cruise driverless car platform, which had been used to operate robotaxis in California. This comes after a pedestrian collision that forced the state’s DMV to pull Cruise’s driverless permits.
Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review'
Following the freak accident, Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review.'
Cruise is reportedly planning to lay off employees after weeks of crises
The news comes the same week that General Motors, Cruise’s parent company, recalled all its vehicles amid safety concerns.
GM recalls nearly 1,000 Cruise robotaxis after pedestrian collision
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company owned by General Motors, has issued a recall for 950 of its robotaxis following a collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco last month. California also pulled its permit to operate driverless vehicles in the state.
Honda and GM have given up on their plan to co-create affordable EVs
Honda and GM announced last April that they would develop a line of small crossover EVs using GM's Ultium battery by 2027, aiming for starting costs of less than $30,000. The two have no confirmed they're not moving forward with the plan.
California DMV suspends Cruise’s driverless permits
The California DMV announced Tuesday that it has suspended GM-owned Cruise’s permits to operate driverless vehicles in the state, effective immediately.
GM delays production of Chevy Silverado, Equinox and GMC Sierra EVs
GM announced that it’s delaying production of the Equinox EV, Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. The move comes as the UAW strike continues.
Cadillac put a 33-inch 9K touchscreen in its new CT5 luxury sedan
Cadillac just unveiled the 2025 CT5 luxury sedan and it ships with an intriguing tech-forward feature, a 33-inch 9K touchscreen display. The LED screen curves toward the driver in a “single, continuous screen” that spans the entire viewing area. This screen is fully customizable and integrates with a variety of third-party apps.
A Google-powered chatbot is handling GM’s non-emergency OnStar calls
General Motors is taking Google’s AI chatbot on the road. The automaker announced today that it’s using Google Cloud’s Dialogflow to automate some non-emergency OnStar features like navigation and call routing. Crucially, the automaker claims the bot can pinpoint keywords indicating an emergency situation and “quickly route the call” to trained humans when needed. GM says the system frees up OnStar Advisors to spend more time with customers requiring a live human.
GM says a next-gen Chevy Bolt is on the way
General Motors has announced a next-gen Chevy Bolt. It's discontinuing the popular original model, which relies on old battery tech. The upcoming version will use the Ultium battery system.
Ford secures $9.2 billion loan from US Department of Energy to build EV battery factories
It's the biggest loan yet from the US Department of Energy's Loan Program Office.
GM and Samsung SDI are building a $3 billion EV battery cell plant in Indiana
General Motors and Samsung SDI have chosen Indiana for their joint EV battery plant. The state’s governor, Eric Holcomb, announced today that the companies will build the $3 billion facility in St. Joseph County, scheduled to open in 2026. The factory, designed to help GM meet rising EV demand, is expected to bring 1,700 new manufacturing jobs to the Hoosier State.
GM’s auto emergency braking feature is now standard on its latest EVs
GM announced today that it’s making five active safety features standard on all its 2023 and newer EVs. In addition, the automaker says it will surpass its commitment to add Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) to 95 percent of its vehicles, as it’s included in 98 percent of GM’s 2023 models — including all its EVs.
Cruise self-driving taxis now operate around the clock in San Francisco
Cruise can now offer driverless rides 24/7 in San Francisco.
GM is now the second-largest EV maker in the US
General Motors just pulled ahead of Ford to become the country’s second-leading seller of all-electric vehicles. According to sales numbers obtained by CNBC, Ford sold just under 11,000 EVs during the first quarter of this year, while GM sold twice that, at nearly 21,000 units. Both companies trail market leader Tesla.
GM is phasing out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in EVs
GM is dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in upcoming EVs in favor of Android Automotive.