DETROIT — The U.S. is making General Motors recall and service just about 6 million giant pickup vehicles and SUVs supplied with probably bad Takata air bag inflators. The determination introduced Monday via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will price the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion, about one 3rd of its web source of revenue this 12 months. GM had petitioned the company 4 occasions beginning in 2016 to steer clear of a recall, contending the air bag inflator canisters were protected at the street and in trying out. But house owners answered via accusing the corporate of placing earnings over protection. Takata used risky ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to fill air luggage in a crash.
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GM Reportedly Will Deploy World’s Largest Fleet Of Self-Driving Cars
It’s pretty difficult at this point to determine which automaker is the most serious about developing self-driving vehicles in the United States. General Motors, though, might have plans to distance itself from the pack. The U.S. automaker plans to soon deploy 300 Chevrolet Bolts fitted with self-driving technology, Spectrum reported Friday. If true, GM would sport the world’s largest fleet of autonomous vehicles, placing it well ahead of Waymo, which currently owns the largest such fleet at nearly 80 vehicles. GM currently has around 50 driverless cars deployed across San Francisco, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Detroit. In addition to expanding its vehi... NESN.com
GM Counters Tesla’s Autopilot With Super Cruise Self-Driving Technology
Share this: General Motors is about to join the autonomous revolution. The 2018 Cadillac CT6 sedan, when it releases this fall, will be the first vehicle to feature Super Cruise, Cadillac revealed in a press release Monday. The automaker, one of GM’s signature brands, is billing Super Cruise as the automotive industry’s “first true hands-free driving technology for the highway,” — a statement that certainly could be read as a shot at Tesla’s Autopilot feature. Furthermore, Cadillac says Super Cruise uses driver attention monitoring and precision liar map data, two systems Tesla doesn’t utilize, according to Automotive News. “Super Cruise is a more technologically advanced hands-free driving solution, which in terms of capability, integration and validation is uniquely focused on customer convenience and safety,” Cadillac President
Bills GM Doug Whaley Doesn’t Know Why Rex Ryan Was Fired After Two Seasons
Share this: The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Rex Ryan after two largely unsuccessful seasons, but general manager Doug Whaley doesn’t know why the club parted ways with the outspoken head coach. That’s not rhetorical. He seriously doesn’t know. Whaley admitted as much Monday at a very awkward year-end news conference. “We had just finished our weekly phone conversation with (Bills owner Terry Pegula) — myself and Rex,” Whaley explained, recalling the circumstances around Ryan’s firing. “Rex asked to speak with (Pegula) privately. After that, I was informed that Rex would no longer be our coach. I wasn’t privy to the conversation so I cannot get into those details.” One reporter pressed Whaley further, with the reporter citing his own reporting that Buffalo made the