Just as 1908 marked the end of the horse and buggy era with the introduction of the Ford Model T, 2018 may well be remembered as the end of the automotive era, as General Motors begins mass-production of a driverless car without steering wheels or pedals.
General Motors announced its self-driving Cruise AV—a modified electric Chevrolet Bolt—on Friday, January 12, following a petition submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to deploy a car that doesn’t comply with current safety standards…
As well as beating Google’s self-driving division Waymo to delivering a truly driverless production car, General Motors will also leap ahead of the original pioneer Ford, who plan to build a car without a steering wheel or pedals by 2021.More>>