GM Cruise: operating income by quarter 2018-2023

General Motors reported an operating loss of 792 million U.S. dollars from its subsidiary Cruise in the fourth quarter of 2023. The operation develops autonomous vehicle technology. Self-driving cars are yet to be commercially deployed; meanwhile, they consume large sums of research and development expenses. Fellow car manufacturer Honda has also invested in Cruise LLC. An empty driver's seat The GM subsidiary received a permit from the Californian authorities in 2020 to remove human safety drivers from their autonomous vehicles (AV) in San Francisco. Driverless vehicles manufactured by the company could furthermore become a reality in other major U.S. cities at some point in 2021. As two of the largest AV patent owners in the United States as of November 2020, the GM–Honda joint venture will serve to develop innovations in platform-sharing and driver-assist technologies, at the same time enabling substantial cost savings.An all-electric future Currently, GM’s best-selling PEV in the United States is the Chevrolet Bolt, behind the popular Tesla models and Toyota’s Prius Prime. In 2020, GM announced that it is investing significantly in developing an all-electric-vehicle portfolio for the future, including a semi-autonomous sport utility vehicle (SUV). In general, standard SUV models have increased in popularity since the 1990s, with the United States, China, and Germany having emerged as the largest markets for SUV sales. It remains to be seen if all-electric SUV sales will be as successful in these three markets in coming years.

通用汽车公司于2023年第四季度报告，其子公司Cruise运营亏损高达7.92亿美元。该子公司致力于开发自动驾驶汽车技术。自动驾驶汽车尚未实现商业化部署；与此同时，它们消耗了巨额的研发费用。同业汽车制造商本田也投资了Cruise LLC。2020年，通用汽车子公司从加州当局获得许可，在旧金山的自动驾驶车辆中移除人类安全驾驶员。公司生产的无人驾驶汽车有可能在2021年的某个时刻成为美国其他主要城市的现实。截至2020年11月，作为美国最大的自动驾驶汽车专利拥有者之一，通用汽车与本田的合资企业旨在推动平台共享和驾驶辅助技术的创新，同时实现显著的成本节约。面向全电动的未来，目前，通用汽车在美国最畅销的纯电动汽车是雪佛兰Bolt，位于流行的特斯拉车型和丰田普锐斯Prime之后。2020年，通用汽车宣布，公司正在大力投资开发面向未来的全电动汽车组合，包括一款半自动驾驶的运动型多功能车（SUV）。总的来说，自1990年代以来，标准SUV车型的人气有所上升，美国、中国和德国已成为SUV销量最大的市场。未来几年，全电动SUV在这些三个市场的销量是否会取得成功，仍有待观察。