Kyle Vogt. Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch
General Motors' big bet on self-driving cars suffered another blow this weekend with the departure of Kyle Vogt as CEO of Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company he co-founded, Nathan writes.
Why it matters: As GM's self-driving car division, Cruise's future is immersed in uncertainty after pulling its vehicles off the road amid swirling safety questions, Nathan and Axios' Kia Kokalitcheva write.
GM has invested billions in the company, heralding its robotaxis as key to transitioning to a safer, self-driving world.
Catch up quick: After an incident in San Francisco during which one of Cruise's cars dragged a pedestrian who had been hit by a human-driven vehicle, California regulators last month pulled Cruise's permit to operate cars without safety drivers.
The company then suspended operation of all its cars.
GM is hiring a third party to assess Cruise's safety culture while it investigates the matter.
The latest: Cruise chief product officer Daniel Kan resigned today.
💠Nathan's thought bubble: GM CEO Mary Barra's legacy hinges in part on whether her big bet on autonomous cars pays off.
