GM’s Mary Barra says ‘I’m done making predictions’—but sees fully autonomous driving in 2028

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The American electric-vehicle revolution, which until recently seemed imminent, is moving far more slowly than many in Detroit and Washington expected. A few years ago, automakers were preparing for an environment in which 40% to 50% of their vehicles would need to be electric by 2030. But then the Trump administration unwound key incentives and rules that had encouraged EV adoption, and consumer habits proved more stubborn than PowerPoint presentations had suggested.

GM CEO Mary Barra, once bullish in forecasting that self-driving cars would arrive quickly, is more measured now. “I’m done making predictions,” she told Fortune. “I don’t think it’s shifted our mission,” Barra said, surrounded by gleaming Cadillacs in a Manhattan showroom. “We still think EVs are the endgame.”

She is making one forecast, however: In 2028, GM will offer eyes-off-the-road highway driving on the Cadillac Escalade IQ, allowing drivers to take their hands off the wheel and feet off the pedals. “And that will be the start of then getting to full autonomy,” she said.

Read the whole story by Fortune’s Alyson Shontell here.

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