Building New V8s, EVs, and Self-Driving Cars at Once. It's Vehicle Boss Told Us How

General Motors’ senior vice president of vehicle products, Jaclyn McQuaid, says AI could cut vehicle development time in half while reshaping how GM builds cars and manages ownership tech. In The Drivecast, McQuaid outlined a centralized electrical architecture for next-generation EVs and gas vehicles, a “clean reboot” of OnStar, and a move toward AI-assisted features. GM plans to merge individual brand smartphone apps into a new OnStar smartphone app in 2027. A new compute-centered electrical architecture would debut in 2028 with the Cadillac Escalade IQ, starting with highway-limited hands-free “eyes-off” driving before expanding to more roads.