Monday - Already More Car Company Driverless Plans

General Motors (GM) is investing in the Bolt EV, which sports the cheapest battery cost yet per mile or kilometer. However, GM appears to be shifting gears somewhat from its step-by-slow-step to driverless with its testing of autonomous Chevy Volts at the campus of the Warren Technical Center in Michigan. GM employees will soon be able to book rides.

Book a ride now for 2020 Olympics

Japan is planning to surge ahead, at least according to a bold statement by Robot Taxi, that driverless cars will be scooting around in time for the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo. Japan is also intent on using driverless to provide transportation to older people and people with disabilities.

Here's a heartwarming video via Mashable.

Meanwhile, in Germany ...

Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, is testing the driverless Mercedes truck on public roads. Not too long before FedEx, UPS, and even the US Postal Service will be disappointing dogs everywhere when there are no drivers and the drones come to the front door with packages.