At its Onward event, General Motors outlined plans to use AI across vehicle design, manufacturing, and driving systems, including compute units it says will be up to 40 times more powerful than current hardware. The automaker also said it aims to bring eyes-off autonomous driving to its best-selling trucks and SUVs and speed up battery chemistry modeling, while cutting its typical four-to-five-year vehicle development cycle down to two years through what it calls 'digital thread virtualization.'
theverge.com
· 2026-10-21
A Northeastern University study tested 21 recent cars and 30 automaker apps between October 2024 and August 2025, finding that seven apps sent identifiers like VINs, email addresses and precise locations to advertising and analytics firms. Four of those apps—myCadillac, myChevrolet, myBuick and myGMC—each sent VINs to 10 companies including Microsoft and Adobe, while HondaLink sent VINs and location to Amplitude, and Lincoln and MyNISSAN apps were also flagged. Consumer Reports found 28 of 30 apps contacted at least one ad or analytics company, with some cars that contacted none directly still exposing owners to over 20 tracking firms once their apps were included.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-11
Writing as an Entrepreneur contributor, the CEO of Celleste Bio describes how the company developed cell-culture technology to produce cocoa ingredients, including chocolate-grade cocoa butter already used in milk chocolate. The piece argues that bringing such breakthroughs into established industries requires strategic partnerships alongside proprietary innovation, citing GM CEO Mary Barra's comment that companies now both compete and partner within the same industries.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-09
GM's VP of propulsion engineering, Mike Anderson, told CNBC this week that the automaker still intends to bring hybrid vehicles to its lineup, reiterating a pledge first made in 2024. Currently GM sells just one hybrid, the Corvette Grand Sport X, having prioritized full-electric vehicles instead.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-07
A Northeastern University study conducted with Consumer Reports tested 21 vehicles from 19 brands and 30 companion apps, finding every vehicle sent data to at least one third-party domain. More than half contacted advertising, tracking or analytics firms, and seven apps transmitted identifying details such as phone numbers, VINs and precise locations. Consumer Reports says it is the first study to map how data flows between vehicles, apps and outside companies.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-02
Reports have surfaced of passengers having sex in autonomous vehicles, including rides from GM's now-shuttered Cruise service, according to interviews by The San Francisco Standard. A workshop called 'Love in Traffic' held in Sweden in late September brought together academic and industry researchers to discuss how vehicle design might address this behavior.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-01
Researchers from Northeastern University and Consumer Reports analyzed 21 late-model vehicles from 19 automakers and 30 companion apps to examine how connected cars collect and transmit driver data. The study, led by David Choffnes, examined where data goes, whether it crosses international borders, and what personally identifiable information gets exposed. It follows the FTC's 2024 penalty against General Motors for selling location and driving data without consent, and smaller fines against Ford and Honda over opt-out difficulties.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-29
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will host a panel titled 'Building AI Systems When Failure Is Not an Option,' featuring Shield AI CTO Nathan Michael, Waabi founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun, and General Motors Director of Robotics Strategy Mikell Taylor. The session will cover safety culture, testing and validation, regulatory challenges, and trust-building for AI deployed in physical, high-stakes settings like aircraft, vehicles and robots. Attendees can save up to $200 on passes if purchased before September 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-24
General Motors is rolling out a redesigned infotainment interface on two of its truck models that gives Apple CarPlay and Android Auto a dedicated window alongside native apps, rather than the full screen takeover typically offered by these platforms. GM has not explained why trucks are getting this treatment, only stating it wants to reduce the number of steps drivers need to navigate.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-17
GM unveiled new dashboard software for its next-generation gas-powered pickups, the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500, featuring a redesigned home screen, tighter Super Cruise integration, and improved compatibility with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The upgrade applies only to combustion models, continuing GM's separate strategy for its EV lineup, which dropped phone-mirroring support in 2023 in favor of Google Built-In software.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-16
General Motors is rolling out a redesigned user interface for its trucks starting in 2027, developed with input from a designer who previously worked at Apple. Rather than following the industry trend of expanding touchscreen real estate, the new design restores physical controls that drivers can push, turn, and click alongside the display.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-15
General Motors is reversing course on plans to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, instead building a new infotainment interface that runs them alongside native vehicle gauges in a splitscreen layout. The system debuts in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, which feature roughly 60 inches of combined screen space including a passenger video display, and will later expand to other GM models. GM says it collaborated directly with Apple and Google to design the shared-screen experience.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-15
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