GM Exec: Google Could Become a 'Serious Competitive Threat'

A General Motors executive says he believes Google could become a "serious competitive threat" to the entire auto industry if it pursues its self-driving cars.

“Anybody can do anything with enough time and money,” said Mark Reuss, product-development chief at GM, told Bloomberg. “If they set their mind to it, I have no doubt” that they could become “a very serious competitive threat.”

Reuss' assertion comes after Google announced this week that it plans to deploy 100 self-driving vehicles this year. The innocuous-looking cars hit a top speed of 25 mph. Google has been working with an unnamed Detroit-based manufacturer on the project Read more...