A week after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed into effect the SAVE Act, General Motors has announced that it will immediately begin taking advantage of this legislation, as it plans on testing autonomous vehicles in the state, as well as creating the next generation of its driverless test vehicles.

The SAVE Act legislation allows for the testing of driverless vehicles on public roads in Michigan, without the presence of a driver or steering wheel in the vehicle.

“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,” said Mary Barra, the CEO and Chairman of General Motors, in a company press release.

“Our autonomous technology will be reliable and safe, as customers have come to expect from any of our vehicles.”

Testing has already begun at General Motor’s Technical Center campus in Warren, Michigan. With the passage of this new legislation, General Motors will now look to test the vehicles on public roads on the outskirts of the campus, with gradual expansion to the Detroit metropolitan area.

General Motors is currently producing the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Sonic at the Orion Township assembly plant. As the company begins to develop test fleet Bolt EVs, some of the technologies that will be installed on those vehicles include LIDAR, cameras and sensors.

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