As if we weren’t already impressed with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV’s 238-mile range, the vehicle is now the testbed for GM’s autonomous driving technologies.
Earlier in the year, GM began testing the autonomous Bolt EV prototypes on the public streets of San Francisco and Scottsdale, Arizona. And now the vehicle will begin testing on the roads of Michigan, according to a recent announcement made by GM. The company also has plans to build this next-generation autonomous Bolt EV at its Orion Assembly Plant.
“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,” stated GM CEO Mary Barra. “Our autonomous technology will be reliable and safe, as customers have come to expect from any of our vehicles.”
As safety is the top priority when testing prototypes such as this, safety engineers will be behind the wheel and ready to take over in case of an emergency during the first tests of the autonomous Bolt EVs.
The future holds some big things, if you ask us! Although you can’t quite yet get your hands on the autonomous version, you can stop in and see us at Chuck Hutton Chevrolet in Memphis, TN to get behind the wheel of the all-electric 2017 Bolt EV today!
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