GM's Cruise Halts Self-Driving Operations Across the US After Regulator Safety Fears

Cruise, the self-driving arm of General Motors, said late today it had halted its robotaxi service across the US and would no longer operate its vehicles without safety drivers behind the wheel. That decision to hit the brakes comes two days after California regulators suspended the driverless car company's permit in San Francisco, alleging Cruise had failed to disclose details of an early October collision that sent a woman to the hospital with serious injuries. Cruise's decision shuts down its driverless taxi services offered in Austin and Phoenix, which had continued to operate even after the California suspension. Its fleets in Dallas, Houston, and Miami, where Cruise has been preparing for a commercial launches, will no longer hit the road without humans in the drivers' seats. The company says its orange-and-white Chevrolet Bolts will still be steered by software, but safety drivers will always be behind the wheel to take over if the technology goes wrong.