New York CNN —Kyle Vogt, the head of General Motors’ self-driving car unit Cruise, resigned from the company late Sunday.
Despite the myriad of problems and the turnover at the top, GM said Sunday it was sticking with Cruise and its efforts to develop self-driving cars.
Besides the safety issues at Cruise, the unit has cost the company $5.9 billion before interest and taxes since the start of 2020.
The most serious accident involving Cruise was one on October 2 involving a pedestrian in San Francisco who was critically injured when hit, first by a traditional human-driven car, then by a Cruise driverless car.
Two weeks later the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that accident and reports of other accidents involving Cruise vehicles and pedestrians, prompted it to launch a safety probe into Cruise vehicles.
Persons:
Kyle Vogt, Cruise, robotaxis, ”, Vogt, ” Vogt, Craig Glidden, Mo Elshenawy, “, ” – CNN’s Peter Valdes, Dapena
Organizations:
New, New York CNN, General Motors, Honda, GM, Cruise, Ford, Volkswagen, Traffic Safety Administration, Cruisers, Reuters, “
Locations:
New York, San Francisco, Japan, California