For many years, GM had invested billions in its Cruise subsidiary – now it's over: the US car company is stopping the development of robotaxis.
Robotaxis are now in daily use in some US cities – but incidents still occur. These include oddities such as nightly honking concerts – and more serious ones such as accidents with fire engines. A particularly serious incident occurred in San Francisco in the fall of 2023, when a woman was hit by a car with a human driver and thrown in front of a driverless vehicle owned by GM subsidiary Cruise. The robotaxi could no longer brake, the woman was trapped underneath and dragged for several meters because the software hadn't noticed anything. Cruise then temporarily lost his transport license in San Francisco and the vehicles were decommissioned. Operations resumed just a few months ago – but now it's finally over. You can find out what reasons GM gave for withdrawing from the robotaxi project at 24auto.de.
