GM Experiment Will Allow Employees to Summon Autonomous Chevrolet Volt Through App

Jennifer van der Kleut

General Motors reports that its Canadian arm will help develop a fleet of autonomous Chevrolet Volts to take part in an experimental ride-on-demand project.

GM Authority reports that GM Canada president and managing director, Steve Carlisle made the announcement at an event this week.

It appears the Volts will be manufactured at GM Canada’s facilities in Oshawa, Ontario and then be shipped to Michigan.

There, GM employees will be able to summon a car through an app when they need a ride. Autonomous technology will “deliver” the car to the person, and then deliver the person to their destination, and then self-park.

“The program will serve as a rapid-development laboratory to provide data and lessons to accelerate GM’s technical capabilities in autonomous vehicles,” GM Authority explains.

Read more about the announcement and program on GM Authority.