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GM Takes Full Control of Cruise in Autonomous Personal Vehicle Shift

General Motors said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing the autonomous technology for personal vehicles not robotaxis. The Detroit automaker said it plans to integrate the Cruise technology into its …

US Closes Safety Investigation of GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Unit

U.S. auto safety regulators ended a federal investigation into Cruise robotaxis without taking action, removing an overhang weeks after General Motors Co. decided to shutter the struggling business. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened a preliminary evaluation in …

GM Self-Driving Unit Cruise Admits to Submitting False Report, Will Pay Fine

General Motors’ self-driving car unit, Cruise, admitted to submitting a false report to influence a federal investigation and will pay a $500,000 criminal fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement, the Justice Department said. The department said Cruise failed …

GM’s Cruise Gets More Oversight After Robotaxi Dragging Incident

General Motors Co.’s robotaxi company will undergo tougher oversight and pay a fine to settle claims by US auto safety regulators that it failed to properly disclose information about a crash involving one of its cars that struck and dragged …

Uber to Begin Offering Self-Driving Cruise Cars

Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start offering self-driving Cruise LLC cars to customers on its ride-hailing platform next year. Once the multiyear partnership between Uber and Cruise begins, an Uber rider requesting a qualifying ride will have the option of …

GM’s Cruise Recalls Nearly 1,200 Robotaxis to Close U.S. Probe

General Motors’ Cruise unit has agreed to recall nearly 1,200 robotaxis over hard braking issues, the U.S. auto safety regulator said on Thursday, following a probe into the safety of their autonomous driving systems. As a result of the recall, …

GM’s Cruise Looks to Start Charging for Robotaxi Rides Next Year

General Motors’ self-driving technology unit, Cruise, aims to return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and charge fares by early 2025, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. San Francisco, California-based Cruise has been …

GM’s Self-Driving Cruise Unit To Pay $112K for Delaying Crash Report

A California regulator said it is imposing the maximum penalty of $112,500 on General Motors’ self-driving Cruise unit for the company’s failure to promptly provide complete information to the commission about a seriouscrash involving one of its robotaxis last year. …

US Agency Probes Pedestrian Risks at GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise

U.S. auto safety regulator has opened a probe into whether General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise has taken sufficient precautions with its autonomous vehicles to safeguard pedestrians, it said on Tuesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said its Office …

US Opens Safety Probe into GM Autonomous Driving System

WASHINGTON –– U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles produced by General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has …