GM to Expand Production at Flint Truck Plant
Posted on Jun 12, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on GM to Expand Production at Flint Truck Plant
General Motors Co. announced they will be investing $150 million at the Flint Truck Assembly to increase production of the new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. This new investment follows GM’s May announcement to expand full-size pickup production capacity in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Specifically, the Flint expansion will go toward updating the tools used during...
Five Takeaways from KPMG’s 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index
Posted on Feb 14, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on Five Takeaways from KPMG’s 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index
KPMG recently released its second annual Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index. The purpose of the document is to assess countries’ preparedness for autonomous vehicles. KPMG ranked a total of 25 countries on four different categories as they pertained to AVs: (1) Policy and Legislation; (2) Technology and Innovation; (3) Infrastructure; and (4) Consumer Acceptance. Here are five...
Waymo to Build Plant in Michigan
Posted on Jan 25, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on Waymo to Build Plant in Michigan
On January 22, Waymo announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) voted to approve its effort to establish a manufacturing presence to build self-driving vehicles in the state, creating hundreds of jobs along the way. Waymo develops hardware and software in-house so that its self-driving technology works as a seamless, single system. A vital part of that process...
How GM, Ford and Volkswagen Are Reacting to the Electric Car Revolution
Posted on Dec 11, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on How GM, Ford and Volkswagen Are Reacting to the Electric Car Revolution
Conventional wisdom says the only constant in life is change. Those who create change often think their innovations will be permanent, but they never are. The auto industry has enjoyed a long and successful history of building vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. Many car company executives assumed the merry-go-round ride would never end. Then along came Tesla and suddenly...
Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
Posted on Jan 5, 2018 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Waymo Must Show “Actual Use” In Trial Against Uber
U.S. District Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California recently issued revised jury instructions in advance of the February trial between Waymo and Uber regarding trade secret misappropriation—specifically, the use of Waymo’s self-driving car technology. The proposed jury instructions require Waymo to prove actual use of the trade secrets, as opposed to merely proving...
