(March 16, 2018) DETROIT — After more than a year of building test vehicles for development of its self-driving technology, General Motors today announced it will build production versions of its Cruise AV at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. Roof modules for GM’s self-driving vehicles will be assembled at its Brownstown plant.

(March 15, 2018) HERNDON, Va. —Audi of America has announced that more than 600 intersections in the District of Columbia support the “time-to-green” feature of Traffic Light Information.

In 2016, Traffic Light Information was launched in Las Vegas. Audi, in collaboration with Traffic Technology Services (TTS), has brought the service to six other cities including areas of Dallas and Houston, Palo Alto and Arcadia, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Denver. With the addition of Washington, more than 1,600 intersections across the U.S. support Traffic Light Information.

(March 15, 2018) WALWORTH, Wis. — Mecum Auctions will offer Jim Street’s legendary “self-driving” 1950s custom car at no reserve in its as-discovered garage-find condition at Dana Mecum’s 31st Original Spring Classic auction May 15-19 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

From years spent as one of America’s most famous custom cars — touring prolifically around the country and drawing massive crowds and hordes of media everywhere it went — to a sudden disappearance into the garage of its owner, never to be seen again, the Golden Sahara II has long been a lost darling among car enthusiasts, making its return to the spotlight a momentous occasion of historical significance within America’s deeply rooted custom-car culture.

(March 15, 2018) ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The human touch is key during Toyota’s vehicle development process — especially when fine-tuning ride handling, comfort, and other sensory aspects. There are a few times during development, however, when that hands-on, human touch isn’t always the best solution. That’s why Toyota is using automated vehicle technology during an evaluation of new vehicles known as rough-road durability testing.