{"id":385285,"date":"2021-12-24T05:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T02:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gm-google-latest-firms-to-nix-in-person-attendance-at-ces-over-covid-fears\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T05:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T02:29:30","slug":"gm-google-latest-firms-to-nix-in-person-attendance-at-ces-over-covid-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gm-google-latest-firms-to-nix-in-person-attendance-at-ces-over-covid-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"#GM, Google latest firms to nix in-person attendance at CES over COVID fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#GM, Google latest firms to nix in-person attendance at CES over COVID fears<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Motors, Alphabet Inc.\u2019s Google and its self-driving auto-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> company Waymo on Thursday joined the companies no longer attending the Consumer Electronics Show in person early next month due to rising COVID-19 infections.<\/p>\n<p>GM Chief Executive Mary Barra had been scheduled to give a keynote speech at the annual conference on Jan. 5, during which the company would have shown its electric Silverado pickup truck for the first time. Barra will still make the speech and presentation remotely, a spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have decided to move to an all-digital <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach with our activation at\u00a0CES\u00a02022 in January,\u201d the US automaker said in a statement. \u201cWe are continuing with our plans on Jan. 5 to share our significant company <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, including the reveal of the Chevrolet Silverado EV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Google spokesperson said in a statement: \u201cAfter careful consideration we have decided to withhold from having a presence on the show floor of\u00a0CES\u00a02022,\u201d adding that Google would continue to \u201cidentify and support virtual opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waymo said in a blog post that it hopes to participate virtually if possible at the Las Vegas event, which traditionally has drawn over 180,000 people from around the world to discuss emerging technologies and party through the night with business contacts.<\/p>\n<p>ByteDance-owned TikTok said it would hold a virtual event for partners and advertisers. Also on Thursday, Intel said it would minimize staffing at\u00a0CES.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"GM CEO Mary Barra\" class=\"wp-image-20602568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>GM CEO Mary Barra now plans to present GM\u2019s new all-electric pickup truck at the CES remotely, rather than in person.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe health and safety of\u202four employees, partners and customers\u202f is\u202f always a top priority,\u201d the chipmaker said. \u201cOur plans for\u00a0CES\u00a0will move to a digital-first, live experience, with minimal on-site staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several other companies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> parent Meta, Twitter, Lenovo, AT&amp;T and Amazon dropped in-person attendance plans earlier this week, saying they would not send employees out of caution over the spread of Omicron.<\/p>\n<p>CES\u00a0officials said the event will still be held in person from Jan. 5-8 with \u201cstrong safety measures in place,\u201d including vaccination requirements, masking and availability of COVID-19 tests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"People pass by the Google pavilion at the 2020 CES\" class=\"wp-image-20602582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/google-gm-nix-ces-in-person-plans3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Attendees at the 2020 CES pass by the Google pavilion. Google said it is looking at \u201cvirtual opportunities\u201d for the 2022 convention.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur mission remains to convene the industry and give those who cannot attend in person the ability to experience the magic of\u00a0CES\u00a0digitally,\u201d\u00a0CES\u00a0said in a statement. \u201cCES\u00a02022 will go forward as important innovation for world health and safety, mobility and solving problems will be exhibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added that while it had received 42 exhibitor cancellations since last Thursday, that was less than 7% of the exhibitor floor and 60 others had been added.<\/p>\n<p>The Omicron variant of COVID-19 was first detected last month in Hong Kong and southern Africa, sparking global concerns about a fast-spreading new version of the virus. 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