Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt announced the pause in production at a company meeting. The company is finishing production on a small number of pre-commercial vehicles and believes autonomous vehicles will transform transportation. Despite the setback, GM plans to maintain its significant financial investment in developing fully autonomous technology.
Key takeaways:
- General Motors has temporarily halted production of its autonomous Cruise Origin light-commercial vehicle due to safety concerns.
- The decision follows an accident involving a Cruise robo-taxi and a pedestrian in San Francisco, which is currently under investigation by the NHTSA.
- There are questions about the safety of Cruise's automated driving technology, particularly its fail-safe system which is designed to park the vehicle off the roadway when it detects a problem.
- Despite the pause in production, GM remains committed to the development of autonomous vehicles and believes they will transform transportation.