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    GM President Dan Ammann to head Cruise autonomous-vehicle unit

    2018-11-30T07:50:00Z

    Dan Ammann, the number two executive at General Motors, will step down from his post as president of the company January 1 to head the carmaker’s Cruise Automation autonomous vehicle unit.

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    GM acquires lidar company

    2017-10-12T14:06:50Z

    GM's Cruise Automation runs autonomous-vehicle tests in San Francisco, Phoenix and Detroit (Photo: GM)General Motors has acquired lidar specialist Strobe, joining a growing number of automotive companies that see the technology as crucial to the development of self-driving cars.The staff of Strobe will join GM's Cruise Automation, which the ...

  • ford.automotiveIT
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    Ford, GM invest in new mobility

    2016-03-15T18:14:19Z

    Many of Ford's Smart Mobility projects involve smartphone connectivity (Photo: Ford)General Motors is investing in an autonomous-driving specialist, while Ford Motor announced it has established a subsdiary to “build, grow and invest in new mobility services.”The moves show that North America’s two biggest automakers are accelerating their push into ...