General Motors is abandoning its Cruise robotaxi subsidiary Today it will bring Cruise into its in-house technical team. Under the new strategy, this unit will currently focus on developing advanced driver assistance software, and in the future on fully autonomous personal vehicles.
GM cruise in 2016. However, the robotaxi brand faced intense scrutiny last year after a pedestrian was attacked in San Francisco. By one of its self-driving cars. The ensuing investigations saw Cruz suspend all operations And for herAnd a number of company leaders Or was In the aftermath. In recent months, Cruz has resumed some of his travels but the hit to public confidence and safety following the pedestrian accident appears to have created an insurmountable obstacle for GM.