Posts Tagged ‘GM’

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    OnStar to Tap Google Maps for Chevy Volt Navigation
    Chevrolet Volt drivers whose smartphones use Google’s Android operating system will be able to use their phones to pinpoint their vehicle’s location on Google Maps. The public will get a peek at what OnStar is working on at the Google I/O conference May 19-20 in San Francisco, CA, where OnStar will debut and demonstrate new functionalities they’re developing...
    by at May 18th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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    GM to Launch Chevy Volt Sooner Than Expected
    General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre announced the Chevy Volt will go on sale in October, one to two months earlier than originally scheduled. The move will give GM a head start on the Nissan’s Leaf, which is expected to go on sale in December. Both will be sold in limited quantities in select markets. Detroit Hamtramck will build the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle....
    by at April 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    Rumors: Chevy Volt MPV to be Unveiled at Beijing Motor Show
    General Motors will reportedly unveil Chevrolet Volt-based MPV at the Beijing Motor Show next week. GMInsideNews has provided a patent sketch for the vehicle, which was filed in August of 2009, but made available just yesterday. GM designer Bob Boniface, the lead designer for the GM’s Voltec vehicles, is associated with the sketch. GM’s Voltec consists of an electric...
    by at April 17th, 2010 at 01:04 am
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    NASA Will Launch Robonaut2 to International Space Station
    NASA will launch Robonaut2, the first human-like robot, to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed jointly by NASA and General Motors under a cooperative agreement to develop a robotic assistant that can work alongside humans, whether they be astronauts in space or workers at GM manufacturing...
    by at April 14th, 2010 at 08:04 am
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    GM Invests $8m to Expand Battery Systems Lab in Warren
    General Motors is doubling the size of the largest and most technologically advanced automotive battery lab in the U.S. to expedite the development of electrically driven vehicles for consumers. The $8-million investment will improve on-site testing of all current and new battery cell, module and pack technologies by enlarging the Global Battery Systems Lab on the GM Technical...
    by at April 12th, 2010 at 11:04 am
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    GM and NASA Create Robonaut2 Cutting Edge Robot
    NASA and General Motors are showing off the Robonaut2, the next generation of an advanced robot that is said to be faster, more dexterous and more technologically advanced robot than its precursor. Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM worked together through a Space Act Agreement at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to build a new humanoid robot capable...
    by at February 4th, 2010 at 09:02 am
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