Cruise chief resigns after licence revocation in California and robotaxi shutdown in US

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Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt has announced his resignation amid a crisis over incidents and the suspension of robot taxis in the US.

Here's What We Know

In his statement, Vogt thanked everyone who has helped Cruise over the past 10 years. He recalled that the startup, which was created in a garage, has made more than 250,000 trips with drones in different cities.

Today I resigned from my position as CEO of Cruise. (1/5)

- Kyle Vogt (@kvogt) November 20, 2023

According to the businessman, autonomous transport has a great future, given the current unideal situation on the roads. In the near future, Vogt plans to pursue new ideas and spend time with his family.

General Motors, which owns Cruise, has not yet appointed a new CEO.

Go Deeper:

• Waymo and Cruise have been approved for 24-hour paid robotaxi rides in San Francisco
• In San Francisco, a car hit a pedestrian and threw him under the wheels of the Cruise robot car
• California bans Cruise drone testing after crashes and allegations of data hiding
• Cruise suspends robotaxi operations in the US after losing its licence in California
• Cruise is recalling 950 unmanned vehicles after one of them dragged a pedestrian it hit on the road
• Cruise begins layoffs as drone use in the US is suspended

Source: @kvogt