Tag Archives: GM
GM Creates Recipe for Brakes That Shine
Posted on30. Nov, 2011 by webmestre.
GM Creates Recipe for Brakes That Shine High-tech rotors look better, last longer and could save consumers hundreds of dollars DETROIT – A General Motors’ team of global brake experts is helping to make rusty brake rotors history by changing the chemical makeup of the components using a process that could double the life of [...]
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GM Develops Mobile Technology That Watches Road Ahead…Portable devices debut at Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
Posted on17. Oct, 2011 by webmestre.
GM Develops Mobile Technology That Watches Road Ahead Portable devices debut at Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress System communicates with other vehicles, surrounding infrastructure and pedestrians to warn driver about potholes, construction zones and cyclists GM researchers put the technology into small mobile devices and smartphone applications connected to vehicle display, for easy use Technology [...]
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All-New Name for All-New U.S. Built Small Car: Chevrolet Sonic
Posted on09. Dec, 2010 by webmestre.
All-New Name for All-New U.S. Built Small Car: Chevrolet Sonic 2010-12-09 DETROIT – Chevrolet announced today that its all-new, U.S. built small car will be called the Chevrolet Sonic in North America. “The Sonic represents a new beginning for Chevrolet in the small car segment and so we felt it was time to give it [...]
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Hawaii Hydrogen Infrastructure Gets Boost
Posted on08. Dec, 2010 by webmestre.
Hawaii Hydrogen Infrastructure Gets Boost Collaboration of Industry, Academia and Government Commits to 2015 2010-12-08 HONOLULU – Ten companies, agencies and universities have joined an initiative between The Gas Company (TGC), and General Motors to make hydrogen-powered vehicles and a fueling infrastructure a reality in Hawaii by 2015. The plan, called the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative [...]
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Smart Dummies Save Lives video…
Posted on01. Dec, 2010 by webmestre.
Smart Dummies Save Lives Hyper-tech Crash Dummies Help Make Buick a Safety Leader DETROIT – If a crash test dummy could talk, what would it say? And would we understand what it was saying? At General Motors’ Anthropomorphic Test Device (ATD) lab, new hyper-tech dummies talk in hyper-speed, recording and transmitting crash data 10,000 times a [...]
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R2 Prepared For Shuttle Trip to International Space Station
Posted on25. Oct, 2010 by webmestre.
R2 Prepared For Shuttle Trip to International Space Station Humanoid Robot to Assist Astronauts with Tasks CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Robonaut 2, better known as R2, is packed and ready to blast into outer space next week aboard the space shuttle Discovery for his first real work assignment at the International Space Station (ISS). R2 [...]
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General Motors to Showcase Diverse Advanced Technology Portfolio at Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010
Posted on29. May, 2010 by webmestre.
General Motors to Showcase Diverse Advanced Technology Portfolio at Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010 RIO DE JANEIRO – General Motors will demonstrate its diverse portfolio of alternative propulsion and advanced mobility technologies next week at Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the fifth year that GM will participate in the Challenge [...]
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GM Unveils EN-V Concept: A Vision for Future Urban Mobility
Posted on24. Mar, 2010 by webmestre.
GM Unveils EN-V Concept: A Vision for Future Urban Mobility o Radical Change in Mobility to Address Growing Urbanization Issues o Convergence of Electricity and Connectivity Redefines Automobile DNA o EN-V Concepts to be Showcased at World Expo 2010 Shanghai Shanghai – By 2030, urban areas will be home to more than 60 percent of [...]
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GM Reimagines Head-Up Display Technology
Posted on17. Mar, 2010 by webmestre.
GM Reimagines Head-Up Display Technology o GM’s next-generation head-up technology will make driving safer. o Research conducted in conjunction with leading universities. Warren, Mich. — Imagine a fog-shrouded morning when you cannot see the end of your driveway let alone the road you’re about to drive. Wouldn’t it be great if the sides of the [...]
