Feb 19
Tired of sitting in traffic? Just take the completely automated, high-speed safety lane! At least that’s what the singing, time-traveling family of the 1950s did in this amazing film from General Motors.
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Feb 14
GM promises to oversee restoration on eight Corvettes that fell into a sinkhole
Posted in: Today's ChiliOne of the strangest things to happen in the automotive world in a long time is the massive sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette Museum. That sinkhole created a … Continue reading
Feb 13
General Motors is recalling almost 779,000 cars over a fault linked to six deaths and more than twenty crashes, with the airbags of certain compacts failing to deploy. The issue, … Continue reading
Feb 12
Eight historic Corvettes have been damaged after falling through the floor of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, as a freak sinkhole opened beneath them. The cars – most of … Continue reading
Feb 06
General Motors’ wind tunnels aren’t only used to test the aerodynamics of the carmaker’s latest vehi
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General Motors’ wind tunnels aren’t only used to test the aerodynamics of the carmaker’s latest vehicles. Here we see a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team working to improve his tuck position so he’s as streamlined as possible as he streaks down a mountain. [FastLane]
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Jan 29
The wonders of 3D printing will not cease anytime soon, and with it, it would also help boost the rapid prototype technology scene. Imagine the ability to create a custom part on the computer screen, hit the print button and voila! That exact part is produced to the exact design specifications as listed. In fact, GM Design has been making use of 3D rapid prototype technology for over a couple of decades, where an elite team of 15 technicians works at the Rapid Prototype Laboratory at GM Design, churning out more than 20,000 parts which will support GM’s global footprint annually. It is said that the 2014 Chevy Malibu’s manufacturing process also includes 3D printing, and we are not surprised at all by this revelation.
3D Printing Part Of 2014 Chevy Malibu Manufacturing Process original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 14
Cadillac has unveiled the 2015 ATS Coupe, a compact luxury two-door based on the ATS sedan, and one of the first of the marque’s cars to get “Connected by OnStar” … Continue reading
Jan 13
Chevrolet has unveiled the 2015 Corvette Z06, taking the Corvette Stingray into true supercar territory with 625+ HP from a supercharged 6.2L engine, and set to hit dealerships from early … Continue reading
Jan 06
If you have never been to a track day where you take your car and drive on a real racetrack, you may not know that GoPro cameras are as common as drivers at the events. People like to record the track antics for a lot of reasons. Video of your session is good for more than showing off, you can improve your driving significantly with some nice video and telemetry data to help you determine the best speed through corners and certain sectors of the track.
Typically, this involves a camera like a GoPro and some sort of GPS lap tracker along with software for merging your video with the telemetry data. That process is a pain, I can tell you from experience.
Now, GM has announced a really awesome option that will be available later this year when regular production for the 2015 Stingray Corvette kicks off. The option is called the Performance Data Recorder.
The system has a 720p resolution video camera in the windshield header along with a mic in the cabin. Video is recorded to a SD card in a slot in the glove box. The cool part is that the PDR system has a GPS sensor and is hard wired into the car to give all sorts of details on performance. The system can overlay a GPS track map, lap time, RPM, gear selected, G-forces and more over the video it records.
Pricing for the system will be announced closer to launch, but I would expect it to be rather expensive. An aftermarket system with this sort of capability can cost thousands of dollars.
Jan 06
Google has just announced that it’s joining forces with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia to create the Open Automotive Alliance. In other words, it’s planning to take Android to the automobile.
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