GM Will Test Self-Driving Cars On Michigan's Snowy Roads In Aggressive Push To Autonomous Future

On a day when temperatures dropped into the single digits in metro Detroit, General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra said GM will immediately begin testing self-driving cars in Michigan's brutal driving conditions. The announcement came one week after Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation allowing autonomous vehicles on any road in the state. "Revolutionizing transportation for our customers while improving safety on roads is the goal of our autonomous vehicle technology, and today's announcement gets us one step closer to making this vision a reality," Barra said at a news conference in GM's glass-enclosed lobby, as the wind swirled across snow-encrusted sidewalks outside. "Our autonomous technology will be reliable and safe, as customers have come to expect from any of our vehicles." GM has already been testing autonomous vehicles at its sprawling Technical Center in nearby Warren, Mich.