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GM and Toyota Expand Autonomous Vehicle Development Efforts

March 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Both General Motors and Toyota announced efforts last week to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles.

General Motors announced it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology.

“Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous benefits in terms of greater convenience, lower cost and improved safety for their daily mobility needs,” said GM President Dan Ammann.

Cruise will operate as an independent unit within GM’s recently formed Autonomous Vehicle Development Team led by Doug Parks, GM vice president of autonomous technology and vehicle execution, and

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