“No single company or organisation has all the answers to the challenges we currently face or expect to face in the future.”īarra is participating in the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai (IBLAC) on September 17. “GM and our joint ventures are committed to providing world-class products for our customers in China, as well as the technical and business expertise to lead in the future of personal mobility.” said Barra. GM says its investment in China’s leading car-sharing technology provider Yi Wei Xing and a vehicle sharing pilot program with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which completed in May, are helping GM to better understand how customers in China can use urban mobility vehicles in a real-world setting and a vehicle-sharing arrangement – to turn potential sustainable mobility solutions into reality. It is also one of the authors of the China Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Road Map, which provides a guideline for the R&D activities of manufacturers and future policy development by the government. GM has been helping lead the development of China’s V2X application layer standard. Vehicle to Everything (V2X) represents one of rthe company’s most promising solutions. This is setting the stage for deploying connected vehicle technology to improve safety and relieve congestion by allowing vehicles to communicate with one another and the infrastructure. GM’s goal is to have all of its Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet models in China connected by 2020. GM, which has been engaged in the connectivity space for more than 20 years through OnStar, already has more than a million customers. Shared, autonomous vehicles have the potential to greatly reduce congestion in large cities such as Shanghai while still providing on-demand transportation. in the Cadillac CT6 and introduced in a future Cadillac product in China.Ĭonnectivity and sharing to relieve congestionĪccording to Barra, customers do not just appreciate connected vehicles, they demand them. It will first be rolled out later this year in the U.S. GM has been testing and validating Super Cruise hand-free driving assistance technology in the U.S.
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The company is also developing advanced driver assist systems that will form the foundation for self-driving vehicles. One hundred-thirty autonomous test vehicles equipped with GM’s next generation of self-driving technology were produced at Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan and joined the more than 50 autonomous vehicles already deployed in testing fleets in San Francisco Scottsdale, Arizona and metro Detroit. In June, GM became the first automaker to use mass-production methods for autonomous vehicles. GM says self-driving cars can significantly avoid accidents and crashes caused by human behaviour, and eventually lead to safer transportation. To support GM’s growing NEV fleet planned for China, its SAIC-GM joint venture is opening a new battery assembly plant in Shanghai this year.Īutonomous driving for safer transportationįor years, automakers committed resources to protecting passengers when crashes happen. They include the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In, the Buick Velite 5 extended-range electric vehicle and the Baojun E100 electric vehicle, which have all been introduced locally within the past 12 months.īy 2025, nearly all models from GM’s global brands in China – Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet – will offer electrification technology. Between 20, GM is rolling out at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. Like the U.S., China is a key market for GM’s electrification solutions. late last year achieves about 383km of range per charge and has already logged 45 million kilometres on the road. The Chevrolet Bolt EV introduced in the U.S. “Our engineers have continually built upon our experience.” “Our modern-day leadership in electrification is not new,” said Barra. Electrification is an important element of GM’s global strategy to reduce CO2 emissions, reduce petroleum use and help customers save money.
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