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![A Cruise robotaxi, pictured in Downtown Dallas in June 2024, could potentially benefit from U.S. Patent No. 12062290. Recently granted to GM Cruise Holdings and invented by Dallas’s Clifton Trigg Hutchinson, the patent describes a system for dynamically dispatching autonomous vehicles. This technology enables real-time route adjustments based on user location updates, enhancing urban transport efficiency. [Photo: Cruise]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cruise-robotaxi_Dallas-970x464-1-940x436.jpg)
A Cruise robotaxi, pictured in downtown Dallas in June 2024. [Photo: Cruise]
GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Return to Dallas Streets for Testing, Driverless Taxi Service To Resume ‘Later’
by David Seeley | Jul 24, 2024
After a months-long pause following a pedestrian collision in San Francisco last October, Cruise robotaxis are being tested once again in Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix—without paying customers and with a "safety driver" in the car, the New York Times reports.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 10, 2024
IONNA is a joint venture founded by eight of the world's largest automakers, including BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and now Toyota as well. The company said that by 2030, it aims to offer 30 battery-electric EV models across its Toyota and Lexus brands.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 1, 2024
Las Vegas-based MP Materials—which began building the plant in 2022 at Hillwood's AllianceTexas—plans to produce ""precursor materials" at the facility this summer, and "finished magnets" by late 2025. The critically needed products will be delivered to General Motors to power EVs—and help "bring the supply chain home" to the U.S.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 9, 2023
Last month, Cruise began operating its driverless robotaxis on Dallas streets without a human in front, in a run-up to commercial launch. After pausing the process in late October, the company has now issued a voluntary software recall of its entire driverless fleet. The moves stem from an incident in San Francisco on October 2 and the company's response to it.
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Ross Perot Jr. and Texas Governor Greg Abbott (right) at UP.Summit 2023. [Photo: Office of the Governor]
‘UP’ in Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott Courts Tech Innovators at Transportation Summit
by Quincy Preston | Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 5, 2023
As the auto industry charges toward an electric future, Toyota and LG Energy Solutions have joined forces to drive the future growth of battery electric vehicles in the United States.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 9, 2023
General Motors said the investment will enable it to strengthen its industry-leading full-size SUV business. Since 2013, GM has announced nearly $2 billion in investments for its Arlington Assembly plant. See why the company is committed to offering internal combustion engine vehicles for years to come—despite its plan to spend $35 billion on electric and autonomous vehicle development by 2025.
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by David Seeley |
May 11, 2023
Earlier this month, we told you that San Francisco-based Cruise may be expanding its robotaxi ridehailing service to Dallas. Now Co-Founder and CEO Kyle Vogt has tweeted that Cruise "will go live in Houston and Dallas in the next few months. Supervised autonomous driving will start in Houston in a few days, with Dallas to follow soon after." Here's how you can get on the waitlist.
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GM’s Arlington Assembly plant’s 1-million-square-foot body shop supports production of the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, among other SUVs. [Photo: GM]
GM’s Arlington Assembly Plant Sets 70-Year Record with Production of 34,000 SUVs in March
by Lance Murray | Apr 10, 2023
The record of 34,000 vehicles was achieved with three shifts working 27 days, the company said. The final number broke the previous monthly record set in March 2022. "Our celebration of this milestone is not just about the number, it's about the people who build consistent quality into every SUV that we produce," said the plant's executive director, John Urbanic.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 5, 2021
The Arlington Assembly plant has 5,677 employees and has produced more than 12 million vehicles since it opened in 1954. The new investment follows a $1.4 billion, 1.6 million-square-foot expansion at the plant that began in 2015.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 28, 2021
The automaker brands will sponsor the Marcus Graham Project's annual iCR8 Boot Camp for three years starting in 2022—the organization's 15-year anniversary. The bootcamp will provide real-world exposure and experience to diverse marketing and media aspirants, helping them bolster meaningful industry careers.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 19, 2021
AT&T and GM want to set the benchmark for automotive connectivity by bringing 5G connectivity to select model year 2024 vehicles.
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Globe Life Field and Texas Live! will enhance Arlington's place as a sports and entertainment destination.
Arlington: Swinging for the Fences
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Mar 14, 2018
Arlington has spent more than 60 years building itself into a powerhouse of sports, entertainment, and manufacturing in North Texas. Now, it’s building a reputation for corporate relocation and logistics, too.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2017
Jerry Jones, T. Boone Pickens, and H. Ross Perot Sr. relate how their life experiences helped them succeed in business.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Feb 10, 2017
Texas has more than 20,000 megawatts of wind power capacity, nearly one-fourth of the total capacity in the country.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Feb 3, 2017
Chevrolet vehicle owners used 4.2 million gigabytes of data in 2016, that's 200 percent more than in 2015.
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