With Belgian entrepreneur, Guido Dumarey, out of the picture to purchase the Elizabeth plant, new pitches are being developed to keep Adelaide from staring at a ghost town.
According to the latest report from The Advertiser, Premiere Jay Weatherill has embarked on a nine-day trade mission, where he will visit autonomous vehicle hubs in Pennsylvania and Michigan. The goal is to eventually pitch the Elizabeth plant as a driverless car hub for the southern hemisphere to General Motors, creating a world-class facility to hone the technology.
South Australia has been a voice for autonomous vehicle technology, and recently invited Volvo to conduct the first trials of driverless technology last November. Unfortunately, the test Volvo hit an inflatable kangaroo, failing to impress with its autonomy.
The Elizabeth assembly is scheduled to close in late 2017, with the plant pumping out locally-produced VF Commodore until the end.
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Jesus H Christ Sean, so we are going from making one of the worlds best V8 performance sedans to making the devils soulless autonomous vehicle? Fuck this mate I’m building a rocket and blasting myself into the Sun, I’m past what my V8 Aussie petrol head brain can take. 😀
Anyone else see the irony in this or is it just me.. A driverless company making a driverless car.. Couldn’t do any worse I guess.