General Motors has announced plans to begin building production versions of its Cruise AV self-driving car at a plant in Orion, Michigan. The roof modules will be assembled in Brownstown, Michigan.

The Cruise AV, which the company plans to commercialize in 2019, is a production-ready vehicle built from the ground up to operate on its own with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or manual controls.

“We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019,” said Dan Ammann, president at GM. “Our Orion and Brownstown teams have proven experience in building high-quality self-driving test vehicles and battery packs, so they are well-prepared to produce the Cruise AV.”

GM will invest more than US$100m to upgrade both facilities.

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