Microsoft bets big on autonomous driving with GM
General Motors and Microsoft are now hand in hand for autonomous driving. They will be based on the "Cruise" development platform by investing two billion euros.Driving...
07/01/2023
General Motors and Microsoft are now hand in hand for autonomous driving. They will be based on the "Cruise" development platform by investing two billion euros.
Autonomous driving is a challenge not entirely a priority for some, and which swallows up far too much money at a time when manufacturers must above all focus on electrification and the passage of new standards. But it also opens up opportunities for tech giants who have billions to spend.
This is the case of Microsoft, which has announced a $2 billion investment in Cruise, the self-driving development start-up owned by General Motors. With Honda and GM, the total investment in this structure is still increased to 30 billion dollars. Colossal.
Remember that GM has already been working on autonomous driving for several years, in particular with the "Super Cruise" that was initially found on Cadillacs. For Microsoft, it will be a question of providing technical support with the contribution of the Cloud, so important for the exchange of data in autonomous driving between vehicles and infrastructures.
For Mary Barra, the boss of GM, the goal is to move towards a future with "zero crashes, zero traffic jams and zero emissions".