GM CEO Reveals the Truth About AI Cars & the Future of Driving — Silicon Valley Girl Podcast

Mary Barra November 21, 2025 34 MIN
Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors, interviewed by Marina Mogilko on the Silicon Valley Girl Podcast

About the Guest

Mary Barra
CEO, General Motors

Mary Barra has served as Chairman and CEO of General Motors since 2014, making her the first woman to lead a major global automaker. Under her leadership, GM has pivoted aggressively toward electric vehicles and autonomous driving technology, including its Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary. She is widely recognized as one of the most influential executives in the automotive and technology industries.

In this episode of the Silicon Valley Girl Podcast, Marina Mogilko interviews Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors. Marina Mogilko sits down with General Motors CEO Mary Barra to explore the near-term future of autonomous and AI-powered vehicles. Barra reveals details about GM's upcoming 'eyes-off' hands-free driving system expected by 2028, and discusses how AI will soon personalize routes, learn driver habits, and autonomously handle tasks like driving itself to a service appointment. The conversation also touches on how AI is reshaping car production, eliminating entry-level jobs, and what that means for the workforce.

Key Takeaways

  • GM's 'eyes-off' driving system — which allows drivers to fully divert attention from the road — is expected to arrive by 2028.
  • Within approximately two years, AI-driven cars will be capable of thinking and making decisions for themselves in a meaningful way.
  • AI will soon handle routine tasks autonomously, such as routing a car to a service appointment without driver involvement.
  • Full autonomy remains rare today due to regulatory, technological, and safety hurdles that are still being resolved across the industry.
  • Mary Barra warns that AI is actively eliminating entry-level jobs and advises workers to proactively build AI skills to stay competitive.
00:00 Intro 00:49 Future of driving 2030 02:28 Exclusive future car reveal 04:37 Why full autonomy is rare 05:33 Two years to AI-driven cars 06:51 Cars will think for themselves 10:55 This function won’t arrive soon 11:53 Future сars: friend or spy 14:57 Eyes-free driving In 2028 17:22 What’s slowing down technology 18:50 Car production In the AI era 20:30 Daily AI habits of GM CEO 22:24 AI kills entry-level jobs: advice 27:17 Rituals to keep your focus 30:48 Sharing our car favorites 31:57 Flying сars expected in...

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