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GM is halting Cruise robotaxi development, merging it with its own technical team. The decision follows safety issues, regulatory challenges, and intense competition in the field.
The news came by Slack message. Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a message Tuesday afternoon in the company's announcements channel along with a link to a press release entitled “GM to refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles.”
General Motors (GM) concluded the recent trading session at $52.74, signifying a +0.06% move from its prior day's close.
GM cited "considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market."
General Motors has bailed on its Cruise robotaxis, citing the amount of time and resources needed to scale the business and an “increasingly competitive” market for autonomous vehicles.
The company said it would now focus its efforts on developing fully autonomous vehicles for personal use.
Carmaker cites competition, time and costs needed to scale the business.
General Motors said Tuesday it will no longer fund the development of a commercial robotaxi business and will instead absorb its self-driving car subsidiary Cruise and combine it with the automaker's own efforts to develop driver assistance features for its cars.
GM halts funding of robotaxi development by Cruise
Automaker General Motors said on Tuesday its majority-owned Cruise business will drop the development of robotaxis.
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