GM, Cruise, Honda in partnership to develop autonomous vehicles


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 04 Oct 2018

The collaboration aims to create a multi-purpose vehicle that can be manufactured in high volume for use worldwide.

General Motors and Honda have joined forces with the tech firm Cruise to develop autonomous vehicles as the race to market self-driving cars continues, the companies announced Wednesday.

Japanese carmaker Honda has committed to invest about US$2bil (RM8.2bil) over 12 years in the effort, which aims to create a multi-purpose vehicle that can be manufactured in high volume for use worldwide, the companies said. This is on top of Honda's existing US$750mil (RM3.1bil) stake.

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