GM promises smarter cars, faster updates, and autonomous dry-cleaning runs

<figure> <img alt="GM factory" data-caption="A vehicle is welded by robot arms as it goes through the assembly line at the General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant March 10, 2010 in Lansing, Michigan. | Photo: Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/gettyimages-97616875.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> A vehicle is welded by robot arms as it goes through the assembly line at the General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant March 10, 2010 in Lansing, Michigan. | Photo: Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">General Motors is still very much in the business of selling gas-guzzling trucks and massive SUVs. But if you listen to its leadership, the Detroit giant is rapidly transforming into a nimble, software-defined tech player with a tightened grip on AI.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">That was the pitch today, when GM hosted its tech-focused Onward event to unveil a wide-ranging slate of EV, autonomous vehicle, and AI initiatives - all aimed at fending off the rising threat of tech-heavy Chinese automakers.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The promises are big: GM claims it will use AI to cut vehicle development times in half, introduce compute units up to 40 times more powerful than its current hardware, …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1014322/gm-onward-ai-ev-battery-compute-av">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>