http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gm-gives-google-tesla-rare-tip-of-the-hat-for-self-driving-car-advances-2016-05-10 GM gives Google, Tesla rare tip of the hat for self-driving car advances May 10, 2016 John D. Stoll
[image http://ei.marketwatch.com//Multimedia/2016/05/10/Photos/ZH/MW-EM436_driver_20160510163549_ZH.jpg?uuid=c866971a-16ee-11e6-8c76-0015c588dfa6 Auto exec gives credit to Silicon Valley for pushing development ] Silicon Valley’s driverless-car efforts have “pushed the issue,” a General Motors executive said. A General Motors Co. executive credited Silicon Valley companies, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google car division and Tesla Motors Inc., for accelerating the development of autonomous vehicle technology and shortening the timetable for when safer self-driving cars hit the road. Richard Holman, a 30-year automotive veteran running GM’s foresight and trends unit, said Tuesday that three years ago most industry participants would have estimated 2035 as a reasonable timetable for self-driving cars. Speaking to a conference in suburban Detroit, Holman said now most people see that technology being deployed by 2020, if not sooner. Holman noted companies like GM and its rivals have been working on autonomous vehicles for several years, and said tech giant Google and electric-car maker Tesla deserve credit for moving the industry along. The comments represent a rare nod by a Detroit auto executive to the influence that Silicon Valley has had at reshaping a global auto industry that large international auto makers have long dominated. [© 2016 MarketWatch] ... http://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-executive-credits-silicon-valley-for-accelerating-development-of-self-driving-cars-1462910491 GM Executive Credits Silicon Valley for Accelerating Development of Self-Driving Cars May 10, 2016 John D. Stoll Head of GM’s foresight and trends unit says timetable for autonomous vehicles likely moved from 2035 to 2020, if not sooner General Motors and its rivals have been working on autonomous vehicles for several years. A General Motors Co. executive credited Silicon Valley companies, including Alphabet Inc.’s Google car division and Tesla Motors Inc., for accelerating the development of autonomous vehicle technology and shortening the timetable for when safer self-driving cars hit the road. Richard Holman, a 30-year automotive veteran running GM’s foresight and trends unit, said Tuesday that three years ago most industry participants would have estimated 2035 as a reasonable timetable for self-driving cars. Speaking to a conference in suburban Detroit, Mr. Holman said now most people see that technology being deployed by 2020, if not sooner. Mr. Holman noted companies like GM and its rivals have been working on autonomous vehicles for several years, and said tech giant Google and electric-car maker Tesla deserve get credited for moving the industry along. Advertisement The comments represent a rare nod by a Detroit auto executive to the influence that Silicon Valley has had at reshaping a global auto industry that large international auto makers have long dominated. Mr. Holman noted many large auto makers take a more “cautious” view than tech companies—“we don’t want to make a mistake,” he said. Silicon Valley’s participation in autonomous vehicle development “forced the issue.” GM has aggressively pursued ways to keep pace, investing $500 million in ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. and planning a $1 billion purchase of Cruise Automation, a San Francisco autonomous-vehicle developer. Within a year, those three companies will begin testing electric taxis on public roads, Lyft told The Wall Street Journal last week. [© 2016 Dow Jones & Company] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-Credits-Silicon-Valley-for-Accelerating-Development-of-Self-Driving-Cars-tp4681990.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
