GM puts self-driving car without steering wheel and pedals on hold
A self-driving car with no steering wheel or pedals from GM isn’t arriving as originally intended The project will no longer use the Origin shuttle GM plans to use a…
Read More »GM working on drone-based off-road navigation system
GM might deploy drones to scout off-road trails ahead of a vehicle The drones could relay a recommended route back to the vehicle Rivian’s filed a patent for a drone…
Read More »GM developing adaptive air intakes
GM filed a patent for adaptive air intakes with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) The inlet and outlet would be fixed with an movable element in the…
Read More »Meet the man now in charge of the Corvette and other GM performance cars
Tony Roma will be the new Corvette and Chevrolet Performance boss Roma will supersede Tadge Juechter who is retiring Roma was in charge of engineering the Cadillac Celestiq flagship General…
Read More »Cadillac wants to build a Mercedes-AMG One-rivaling hypercar
American luxury brand Cadillac wants to build a hypercar to take on the likes of the Mercedes-AMG One. General Motors design chief Michael Simcoe revealed this during an interaction with…
Read More »Cadillac boss: We want to build a hypercar
A Cadillac executive said the brand desires a hypercar No confirmation of a hypercar being developed has been given Cadillac’s committed to having an electric lineup by 2030, but will…
Read More »GM’s working on a clutch for an electric car transmission
Electric cars don’t require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing…
Read More »Electric Chevy Camaro might not be a high-horsepower performance slayer
The Chevrolet Camaro bowed out of production late last year, but the nameplate isn’t being retired. A new seventh-generation Camaro is planned, and General Motors President Mark Reuss spilled some…
Read More »GM envisions future where entire windshields become displays
A newly surfaced patent filing from General Motors presents the automaker’s vision for turning entire windshields into augmented-reality displays. Head-up displays already project things like speed readouts into the driver’s…
Read More »Ford designing a midgate pass-through for pickup trucks
A Ford patent application for a pickup truck midgate pass-through assembly has surfaced, hinting that Ford might follow rival General Motors in adding this feature to its trucks. As described…
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