Kyle Vogt, CEO of Robotaxi Developer Cruise, Resigns As Questions Linger Over Grisly Crash

Kyle Vogt, CEO of self-driving car developer Cruise and who founded the company before its acquisition by General Motors in 2016, resigned this evening. His announcement comes amidst upheaval at the company which last month had its permit to operate its groundbreaking robotaxi service in San Francisco suspended by state regulators. "The status quo on our roads sucks, but together we've proven there is something far better around the corner," Vogt wrote in a message to Cruise workers posted on X. He did not refer to the company's recent troubles. Cruise's crisis began on the night of October 2 in San Francisco when a human driver struck a pedestrian and threw her into the path of one of the company's driverless robotaxis.