No one has a working autonomous vehicle including Tesla. Tesla even states the 
the driver must monitor the vehicle and warns you when you take your heads off 
the wheel

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> On Jul 25, 2016, at 8:59 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> GM must have teleported their software staff and prototypes to another planet 
> because, compared to Google, they sure don't have many miles of autonomous 
> testing here to brag about. And even Google isn't ready. Or Tesla.
> 
> If you think the world has a problem with terrorism, get ready to watch out 
> for kamikaze cars !
> 
> Peri
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "brucedp5 via EV" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: 25-Jul-16 12:20:55 AM
> Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: GM’s 1st 200mi EV will launch as a 
> driverless(autonomous) Lyft platform
> 
>> [ref
>> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-GM-s-first-200mi-EV-will-launch-as-a-driverless-autonomous-Lyft-platform-td4683041.html
>> ]
>> 
>> 'Germany plans “black box” recorder rule for Autopilot-cars'
>> 
>> http://www.techinsider.io/gms-first-autonomous-car-will-be-electric-and-launch-on-lyft-2016-7
>> GM’s first fully autonomous car will be electric and launch on Lyft
>> 20160718  Cadie Thompson
>> 
>> [images
>> http://static4.techinsider.io/image/578d538088e4a778008b8e38-968/screen%20shot%202016-07-18%20at%206.07.51%20pm.png
>> / Cruise Automation
>> 
>> http://static2.techinsider.io/image/578d52d788e4a78c148b8ea9-1440/chevy%20bolt.jpg
>> Chevy Bolt  / Chevrolet
>> ]
>> 
>> General Motors' first fully autonomous car will be electric, available to
>> just about anyone, and it could be here before you know it.
>> 
>> The company plans to bring its self-driving cars to the masses by launching
>> its first driverless on the Lyft platform, Pam Fletcher, executive chief
>> engineer of autonomous tech at GM, told Tech Insider.
>> 
>> Fletcher would not share specifics about timing, but she did say the
>> company’s first fully autonomous car will be available via the ride-sharing
>> service sooner than you may expect.
>> 
>> "We have not made that announcement yet, but what I would say is this is all
>> coming much faster than people anticipate, so I’ll say that much. We have
>> been transparent about that,” she said. “We are working on an on-demand
>> ride-sharing network with Lyft, it’s not something we are thinking about,
>> it’s something we are very much readying for consumer use.”
>> 
>> Fletcher, who formerly served as GM's executive chief engineer for electric
>> vehicles, said the company’s first autonomous car would also be electric.
>> 
>> GM, of course, is making a big push into the electric car market with the
>> launch of the BoltEV, a fully electric, long-range vehicle slated to roll
>> out later this year.
>> 
>> While the BoltEV will be available for purchase, it is specifically aimed at
>> urban mobility and was designed with ride-sharing in mind, Fletcher said.
>> 
>> Autonomous cars make sense as electric vehicles because they offer the
>> passenger a better experience, she said.
>> 
>> “They (EVs) operate very smoothly, they operate very quietly, seamlessly,
>> and so you can create this very positive experience inside the car,” she
>> said. “People they want that, they want to get in the car and for it to feel
>> like a cocoon, so they can take a nap or have a conference,”
>> 
>> In January at CES, GM announced that it was making a $500 million investment
>> in Lyft and said that it was working with the ride-sharing company to create
>> a network of on-demand autonomous vehicles.
>> 
>> In March, GM announced it was buying the self-driving car startup Cruise
>> Automation to help strengthen its autonomous efforts and in May it was
>> revealed that Cruise was testing its self-driving tech on the Bolt.
>> 
>> However, the company told Tech Insider that currently Lyft’s efforts and
>> Cruise’s Bolt tests are separate programs. But it’s highly likely they will
>> overlap in the future.
>> 
>> According to a Wall Street Journal report published in May, General Motors
>> and Lyft could begin testing a fleet of self-driving cars on public roads
>> before the end of the year.
>> 
>> Fletcher wouldn’t comment on specifics, but she did hint that the Bolt would
>> play a big role in the GM’s push into mobility services.
>> 
>> "There are a number of things that you can piece together. We introduced the
>> car about the same time at CES  as when we really started talking about
>> mobility and rideshare. So it’s not by coincidence, and if you look at a lot
>> of aspects of the Bolt EV there are a lot of elements about it that are
>> really crafted around a good ride share application, so that takes it into
>> the future” she said.
>> 
>> "So what I would say is this car is a big part of a transformation of
>> transportation and mobility."
>> [© 2016 Business Insider]
>> ...
>> http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/07/gms-self-driving-car-will-be-launched-with-lyft/
>> GM's Self-Driving Car Will Be Launched With Lyft
>> 07/19/2016  Both companies are also collaborating on a car rental program
>> for people ... The Bolt is its long-range electric vehicle that's going to
>> take on the Tesla Model 3 ...
>> ...
>> http://www.getcruise.com/
>> Cruise Automation
>> ...
>> http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/07/gm-paying-cruise-automation-employees-retention-incentives-to-stick-around/
>> GM Paying Cruise Automation Employees Retention Incentives To Stick Around
>> JUL 23, 2016  GM clearly has big plans with its latest …
>> http://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/GM-With-Cruis-Automation-720x340.jpeg
>> 
>> 
>> [ot
>> http://www.slashgear.com/germany-plans-black-box-recorder-rule-for-autopilot-style-cars-18448661/
>> Germany plans “black box” recorder rule for Autopilot-style cars
>> Jul 18, 2016  In recent Tesla incidents, for instance, the cars …
>> ...
>> https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-news/autonomous-jaguar-land-rover-technology-wont-get-in-the-way-of-driving-pleasure/
>> Autonomous Jaguar Land Rover technology won’t get in the way of driving
>> pleasure
>> 20 JUL 2016
>> ...
>> http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/07/24/gm-uses-delay-fine-tune-its-self-driving-system/87471452/
>> GM uses delay to fine tune its self-driving system
>> July 24, 2016 ... the steering wheel, and suggested the electric car
>> manufacturer rename the technology that it said has led some owners to
>> disengage completely from driving ...
>> ]
>> ...
>> http://thenewswheel.com/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-set-for-production-in-october/
>> 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Set for Production in October
>> July 22, 2016  It’s hard to believe that the Chevrolet Bolt only …
>> 
>> 
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