GM Plans to Produce Self-Driving Test Cars at Michigan Plant
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General Motors Co. will begin producing self-driving cars at a Michigan factory -- and testing them on the state’s roads -- in a step toward building the vehicles on a large scale, Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said.
“We believe GM will be one of the first automakers to build high-volume autonomous vehicles in an assembly plant,” Barra told reporters at an event Thursday in Detroit. The first models, to be produced in Orion Township starting early next year, will be Chevrolet Bolt electric cars outfitted with autonomous driving equipment, the automaker said in a statement.