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Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM to Spend $6.5 Billion on Michigan EV Factories

LANSING, Mich. 鈥 General Motors is poised to announce the week of Jan. 24 major electric vehicle investments in Michigan, with plans to spend $6.5 billion and create up to 4,000 new jobs at two plants.

January 21, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Michigan Plans Dedicated Road Lanes for Autonomous Vehicles

The state of Michigan and some private partners are taking steps toward building or assigning dedicated lanes for automated vehicles on a 40-mile stretch of highway between Detroit and Ann Arbor.

August 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Waymo Announces Plan for Autonomous-Vehicle Factory in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. 鈥 Google self-driving car spinoff Waymo said Jan. 22 that it will bring a factory to Michigan, creating up to 400 jobs at what it describes as the world鈥檚 first plant 鈥100%鈥 dedicated to the mass production of autonomous vehicles.

January 23, 2019