AI @ General Motors

GM announced plans for eyes-off autonomous driving by 2028, rollout of conversational AI powered by Google's Gemini technology, and a centralized computing platform exemplified by the Cadillac ESCALADE IQ to deepen AI integration in vehicles and supply chain management.

• CNBC: GM Plans Autonomous Eyes-Off Driving and Google AI Integration
• General Motors: Autonomous Driving at General Motors

GM expanded AI adoption in vehicle production, marketing of EVs, and global supply chain resilience with in-house tools like SupplyHealth and SupplyMap to proactively manage risks and improve responsiveness; GM also recruited elite AI talent and emphasizes AI as a practical, transformative force.

• Axios: GM's AI Vision: Less Sci-Fi, More Practical Innovation
• Assembly Magazine: How GM is Using AI to Strengthen its Global Supply Chain

GM's AI implementations prioritize improving safety, quality, and efficiency in manufacturing plants, transforming toward a software-driven automotive leadership.

• Tech Brew: How GM is Using AI to Boost Quality, Safety, and Efficiency in Auto Plants

GM significantly expanded AI adoption across manufacturing with AI-driven quality control, safety improvements, and efficiency gains; appointed Barak Turovsky as Chief AI Officer; partnered with NVIDIA on next-gen vehicle and factory AI; used AI for EV charger site optimization and dealer vehicle order recommendations.

• Forbes: GM Develops New AI-Driven Quality Control Tech
• Reuters: GM Hires Chief AI Officer Barak Turovsky
• NVIDIA Newsroom: General Motors and NVIDIA Collaborate on AI for Next-Gen Vehicles and Manufacturing
• Inspenet: GM Uses AI to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure in the US
• Automotive News: GM Creates AI-Powered Engine to Help Dealers Order New Vehicles

GM utilized AI and machine learning to run continuous, sophisticated vehicle software tests enhancing quality and safety; also deployed AI in motorsports to optimize performance.

• General Motors: How GM Uses AI to Improve Vehicle Software and Safety
• MotorTrend: How GM Uses AI To Win Big at the Racetrack

GM deployed predictive AI tools for resiliency, including supply chain real-time event monitoring and supply chain mapping to mitigate disruptions.

• Automotive Logistics: How GM Is Boosting Resiliency Through Predictive AI Tools

GM initiated its centralized 'data factory' strategy to break down silos and unify AI and machine learning projects, with strategic vision to incorporate generative AI.

• Constellation Research: GM Builds Its Data Factory and Eyes Generative AI

Published analyses highlighted GM's AI use cases in enhanced driver assistance and vehicle software improvements to boost safety and performance.

• Emerj AI Research: Artificial Intelligence at General Motors: Two Use Cases

GM announced a broad partnership with Google to explore and implement AI technologies within automotive industry applications.

• Global Training Center: General Motors Partners with Google to Explore AI Technologies

GM focused on upskilling its workforce in industrial AI, with executives like Jeff Abell promoting AI education for better workforce readiness.

• Automate.org: Upskilling the Workforce in Trained AI Expertise with GM's Jeff Abell

GM partnered with Untether AI to develop next-generation autonomous vehicle perception systems leveraging at-memory computation technologies.

• Untether AI: Untether AI and General Motors to Develop Next-Gen Autonomous Vehicle Perception Systems

GM licensed the MENNDL AI system from ORNL, which uses evolutionary techniques to design optimal convolutional neural networks for automotive pattern recognition tasks.

• ORNL: ORNL Licenses Revolutionary AI System to General Motors