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General Motors just pulled the plug on Cruise

As if ongoing struggles from the UAW auto strikes aren't enough, GM is shuttering a nationwide experiment.

California Suspends GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Citing Safety Risks

California Suspends GM’s Cruise Robotaxis Citing Safety Risks

California’s state agency’s decision comes after a woman was critically injured at the beginning of the month when she was hit by a human-driven car and was then thrown in front of a robotaxi.

One of Cathie Wood's favorite industry leaders just hit a roadblock

One of Cathie Wood's favorite industry leaders just hit a roadblock

Authorities have put a pause on one company wreaking havoc on the roads.

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California hits pause on GM Cruise self-driving cars due to safety concerns

Decision is latest instance of regulatory agencies expressing concern over safety of autonomous vehicles.

California orders Cruise driverless cars off the roads because of safety concerns

The state issued the immediate suspension of the self-driving cars after one struck a pedestrian.

California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisoc robotaxi service for safety reasons

California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace

The Independent UK

California suspends Cruise driverless taxi test after accident

GM-owned AV company can still operate cars with test driver onboard

The Independent UK

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Three top EV companies make major international expansion

Three top EV companies make major international expansion

The companies plan to launch the driverless ride service in central Tokyo in early 2026.

More Headaches For GM's Cruise As NHTSA Probes Pedestrian Risks

More Headaches For GM's Cruise As NHTSA Probes Pedestrian Risks

NHTSA said its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received two reports of incidents involving Cruise autonomous vehicles where pedestrians were injured.

Cruise Robotaxis Upgraded After Fire Truck Crash In San Francisco

Cruise Robotaxis Upgraded After Fire Truck Crash In San Francisco

Cruise says that it worked closely with police and fire units to get notifications for emergencies in San Francisco, setting up email alerts directly from the city’s Emergency Services for scenes that need to be avoided.

Google-backed company's self-driving car gets cheers and jeers in L.A. debut

Google-backed company's self-driving car gets cheers and jeers in L.A. debut

Waymo takes it robotaxi service down to sunny Southern California, starting beachside in Santa Monica and Venice and make multiple stops across L.A. neighborhoods.

Driverless cars are multiplying on Texas roads. Here’s what you should know.

Autonomous vehicles, or AVs, are here. Tribune journalists took a ride in one recently and answer the biggest questions about who’s driving the driverless trend and how the state regulates them.

The Texas Tribune

Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car, Then Run Over By Cruise Robotaxi

Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car, Then Run Over By Cruise Robotaxi

This is the latest and most serious in a series of incidents involving Cruise robotaxis in San Francisco in recent months.

Cruise Robotaxi Fleet Causes Gridlock On Austin Street

Cruise Robotaxi Fleet Causes Gridlock On Austin Street

Rather ironically, Cruise ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times in July where it said that “Humans are terrible drivers.”

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Engineering whistleblower explains why safe Full Self-Driving can't ever happen

As it stands today, the technology to test fully autonomous vehicles is not feasible.

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Self-driving car blocking road ‘delayed patient care’, San Francisco officials say

Cruise, the robotaxi firm, denies the city’s claims its vehicle blocked ambulance which resulted in injured person’s death

Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars

Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.

Nvidia's rocketship has room for more passengers

The A.I. chipmaker, which just delivered blowout earnings, is on a hiring spree.

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ARM’s IPO poised to be the deal that SoftBank—and the IPO market—desperately need

Should the IPO go as planned, SoftBank could be on track to double its investment.

GM’s Cruise agrees to immediately take half its robotaxis off San Francisco’s streets

The city's fire department chief that didn't want to babysit robotaxis now saw one of her emergency vehicles collide with a Cruise self-driving car on the way to a scene.

Cruise To Reduce Robotaxi Fleet By 50% In SF Following Fire Truck Collision

The state DMV is investigating “recent concerning incidents” involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco and called for the robotaxi business to have no more than 50 driverless vehicles on the roads during the day.

Robotaxi data shows hundreds of crashes since 2021

San Francisco is already reconsidering its more liberal robotaxi rules.

The Independent UK

Traffic, wet concrete, and a collision with a fire truck: Robotaxis cause chaos in San Francisco after expansion

Critics warned cars weren’t ready for full operations in San Francsico ahead of vote earlier this month

The Independent UK

GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city

Cruise Robotaxi Collides With San Francisco Fire Truck, One Injured

Cruise said the robotaxi entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by the emergency vehicle that "appeared to be en route to an emergency scene."

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