[msb-alumni] GM to build production versions of self-driving Cruise AVs at Orion Assembly
- From: Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:56:08 -0400
BlankThey're just around the corner; getting more and more excited!
Steve
GM to build production versions of self-driving Cruise AVs at Orion Assembly
Eric D. Lawrence , Detroit Free Press
General Motors plans to build production versions of vehicles, which can operate
with no manual controls at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan. (Photo:
General
Motors) General Motors says it will build production versions of its
self-driving
Cruise AV car, which is designed "to operate safely on its own with no driver,
steering wheel, pedals or manual controls," at its Orion Assembly plant.
Roof modules will come from the Brownstown Battery Assembly plant, both'in
Michigan. The Detroit automaker said it will invest $100 million to upgrade
both facilities. It said it plans to "commercialize" the vehicles in 2019. The
company says the Cruise AV is the first production-ready vehicle without
manual controls'built from the ground up. 'Our Orion and Brownstown teams have
proven experience in building high-quality self-driving test vehicles and
battery packs, so they are well-prepared to produce the Cruise AV,'GM President
Dan Ammann said in a news release. ' The company noted that more than 200
test vehicles have already been assembled at Orion. "Since January 2017, UAW
Local 5960 workers at the Orion plant have assembled three generations of
Cruise self-driving test vehicles for use in the most challenging urban
environments, including downtown San Francisco," the release said. The company
said the roof modules "integrate special equipment for AV operation such as
LIDAR, cameras, sensors and other hardware, and will be assembled on a dedicated
line at the (Brownstown) facility. Read more: General Motors plans to boost
Chevy Bolt EV production at Orion Assembly GM: Driverless cars can be affordable
and profitable GM said the Chevrolet Bolt and Sonic will continue to be built
at
Orion. Thursday's announcement follows comments in Houston last week by
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra that the company would boost production of the
extended-range electric Bolt at Orion. In January, GM asked the federal
government
to allow it to approve test fleets of Bolts'with no steering wheels,
accelerators or brake pedals.
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