The Dawn of the Vehicle Microprocessor
In the spring of 1973, a project was initiated to develop a vehicle computer using a microprocessor. The effort was executed at the Electronic Control Systems Department within the GM Engineering Staff. This ECS Department was created in 1971 by Trevor O. Jones under the directive of Edward Cole to advance the utilization of electronics …
From the Horse to Horsepower
As the Civil War was ending in the 1860’s, three men were born who were destined to change the world of transportation as it was known then. Billy Durant, Henry Ford and Ransom Olds were those individuals. Durant would go on to form the largest car company in the world, General Motors; Ford would produce …