I have much disdain for GM's corporate culture. It is a company culture that knowingly allowed dangerous vehicles be sold for a decade until a Georgia litigator connected the dots (source: http://jalopnik.com/your-guide-to-the-problem-gm-didnt-fix-u... )
As for Cruise Automation, I am not convinced they have accomplished anything groundbreaking relative to their competitors.
I can't speak much about the Bolt. A quick Google search shows a Bloomberg story stating they will lose 8-9k per car sold. GM better hope it doesn't sell well, if that is the case! (link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/gm-s-read...)
I'm sorry for the cheap shot but the Ford pinto is a much bigger (if unfair to Ford - "A subsequent study concluded that the fire risks of the Ford Pinto were no greater than its contemporaries." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto ) black mark.
I didn't even recall the GM incident without clicking the link even though it was so recent.
I didn't even recall the GM incident without clicking the link even though it was so recent.