After the ban, GM\u2019s self-driving taxi unit paused all supervised and manual car trips in the United States, which caused a bit of a mess internally. CEO Kyle Vogt and chief product officer Daniel Kan stepped down, and production of the Origin driverless pod (which doesn\u2019t have a steering wheel and can carry multiple passengers) was halted.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters<\/em>, Cruise will focus on the Bolt EV-based AVs that were involved in numerous incidents in the past year, while the Origin will remain in the company\u2019s long-term strategy.<\/p>\n California is unlikely to be the place where GM\u2019s robotaxis will return, seeing how the state banned them last month. A more plausible variant would be Texas, where Cruise already has operations in Phoenix and Austin, and where regulators have been a bit more lenient on GM\u2019s driverless cabs.<\/p>\n “Once we have taken steps to improve our safety culture and rebuild trust, our strategy is to re-launch in one city and prove our performance there, before expanding,” the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n Gallery: GM Cruise Driverless Taxi <\/h3>\n
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