The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has ordered General Motors’ (GM) Cruise unit to remove its driverless cars from state roads, claiming that the vehicles pose a risk to public safety and that the company has “misrepresented” the technology’s safety features. The DMV suspended Cruise’s autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permit, marking a setback for GM and the autonomous vehicle industry. Unionized transit workers and other critics of self-driving vehicles are celebrating the suspension, while Cruise said it would be pausing operations to review the technology’s response to incidents. GM CEO Mary Barra previously stated that Cruise had a “tremendous opportunity to grow and expand.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/california-suspends-gm-cruises-driverless-autonomous-vehicle-permits-2023-10-24/