WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators on Wednesday closed a probe ... robotaxis. GM had invested more than $10 billion in Cruise since 2016 and the unit is being folded into the ...
The NHTSA was aware of five incidents involving Cruise vehicles and pedestrians. In October, the agency imposed a $1.5 million fine on the robotaxi-developing company. Cruise has since ceased ...
Why It Matters: The new probe comes merely days after NHTSA closed its probe into GM’s Cruise robotaxis in light of the company ceasing business operations. The NHTSA commenced the probe into ...
Several of Cruise’s leaders, including Chief Executive Officer Marc Whitten, will leave this week in the overhaul.
About 88% of remaining employees are in engineering or related roles, and impacted employees were given 60 days’ notice.
GM just over a year ago said Cruise would be a $50 billion per-year business. The company never made money and its parent ...
Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.