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GM's Cruise exit turns focus on challenges of scaling robotaxis

[...]Explanations... One of its robotaxis had run over and dragged a pedestrian knocked down by another vehicle driven by a human. By making a safety maneuver to the side of the road, the autonomous car aggravated the situation, unable to realize that it was endangering others.

At the time of the investigation, Cruise staff had been slow to tell the truth about the autonomous vehicle's movements. The company reportedly denied that it was in motion at the time of the accident. Once the truth had been revealed, the authorities withdrew GM's license.[...]

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GM's Cruise exit turns focus on challenges of scaling robotaxis

General Motors' decision to pull the plug on its troubled Cruise robotaxi business highlights the harsh reality facing others still in the race: it requires a long-term commitment to perfect the technology and deep pockets to fund it. Autonomous veh