GM sues Ford over hands-free branding

General Motors is suing rival Ford over claims it’s violated a trademarked driver-assist technology that’s used for hands-free features. Bloomberg reports that GM says it’s taking action to protect the Cruise and Super-Cruise brands after Ford renamed its Co-Pilot360 automated driving system as “Blue Cruise”. The report says that GM says talks to resolve the […]

GM’s Cruise to test driverless cars in California

General Motors driverless vehicle subsidiary Cruise has been given a permit to test its vehicles on the streets of San Francisco. Its CEO Dan Ammann says the company will be allowed to remove the human backup drivers from its self-driving cars, and while they’re not the first to get such a permit, they’re going to […]

GM’s boss promises company will make money from driverless division

The Chief Executive of General Motors says that the company will “unlock the value” of its autonomous subsidiary Cruise, “once it can deploy its technology”. The Detroit News quotes Barra in a Automotive Press Association webinar saying the deployment will be “quicker than most people think” based on the technology advancements she’s witnessed from the […]

GM shutting down car share subsidiary

General Motors has decided to shut its Maven car sharing business, with the coronavirus crisis the final straw for the idea. Business Insider reports that Maven had been under stress since last year, when it cut the number of cities it operated in, leaving large markets such as Boston and Chicago. It lost its CEO […]