General Motors (GM) is a multinational corporation with a history of contributing to the space industry, particularly through its partnership with NASA. GM's role includes designing and manufacturing lunar rovers and related technologies, such as batteries, chassis, and navigation systems. They are currently working with Lockheed Martin to develop a next-generation lunar rover for NASA's Artemis missions, utilizing their expertise in electric and autonomous vehicle technology. GM's work focuses on lunar vehicles, electric batteries, autonomous driving, and NASA partnerships.
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Lunar Outpost led Pegasus development in partnership with General Motors, Goodyear, and Leidos.
The Lunar Dawn consortium includes MDA Space, Leidos, General Motors, and Goodyear.
MDA Space, Leidos, General Motors, and Goodyear are partners in Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Dawn consortium.
Before Uber, Megan Prichard served as Vice President for Commercialization at Cruise, a General Motors autonomous vehicle subsidiary.
Space42 has partnered with Dynamic Map Platform North America (DMP) to provide high-definition maps for General Motors’ Super Cruise ADAS system in the UAE.
Norman J. James helped design classic cars for General Motors, including the Pontiac Firebird.
Boeing was awarded the Lunar Roving Vehicle contract in October 1969, with GM as a subcontractor.
NASA awarded GM a contract after issuing another request for proposals regarding lunar rover designs.
GM received a NASA contract to study the Mobile Laboratory (MOLAB) concept.
GM teamed with Boeing to design different lunar vehicles, including those with pressurized compartments for astronauts.
NASA issued a request for proposals for a Local Site Survey Module (LSSM), which GM's team submitted but did not win.
Norman J. James was an industrial designer who worked for General Motors in the mid-1950s.
James worked on GM's bid for the Surveyor lander after Hughes Aircraft won the contract in early 1961.
Lunar Outpost's Lunar Dawn rover integrates General Motors' electric-vehicle battery technology.
NASA awarded the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract to the Lunar Dawn team led by Lunar Outpost with principal partner Lockheed Martin and teammates General Motors, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and MDA Space.
General Motors on the Lunar Dawn team will provide battery and related automotive technologies and Goodyear will provide tires.
Major automakers including General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis NV support public funding that encourages domestic manufacturing investments.
Lockheed Martin announced plans in 2021 to work with General Motors on a lunar rover.
GM Ventures, the venture capital arm of General Motors, has invested in FocalPoint and will collaborate with General Motors to explore the application of FocalPoint’s technologies to the automotive market.
On 2022-04-04, Lockheed Martin added Canadian company MDA to its partnership with General Motors to develop a lunar rover.