General Motors (GM) pauses production of Cruise driverless van

Unions push U.S. regulators to probe driverless cars following GM's Cruise incident

November 9, 2023 2:39 PM EST

Over two dozen unions, such as the Transportation Trades Department, Transport Workers Union of America, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and United Auto Workers, called on U.S. auto safety regulators Thursday to initiate an extensive investigation into autonomous vehicles.

Their request comes in light of the ongoing scrutiny of General Motors' (NYSE: GM) autonomous Cruise unit and California's temporary halt of Cruise's testing activities.

Driverless vehicles "are unsafe and untenable in... More

GM recalls Cruise driverless cars following accident involving pedestrian

November 8, 2023 7:47 AM EST

General Motors (NYSE: GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Wednesday that the automakers self-driving unit, Cruise will recall 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States and may withdraw more following an accident involving one of its robotaxis.

The NHTSA website issued a... More

Britain says automakers will be liable for self-driving crashes, not owners

November 7, 2023 11:18 AM EST

The British government announced on Tuesday that, under a framework for advancing autonomous vehicles (AV), it would hold the manufacturers of self-driving cars legally responsible for any accidents, rather than the owners. A decision embraced by both insurance companies and AV startups.

King Charles outlined the government's legislative plan for the upcoming parliamentary session, revealing that an Automated Vehicles... More

GM to halt production of Cruise driverless van

November 6, 2023 9:12 PM EST

By Akanksha Khushi, Mrinmay Dey and David Shepardson

(Reuters) -General Motors said Monday it plans to temporarily halt production of its fully autonomous Cruise Origin van just days after the unit said it was pausing all driverless operations.

The move was first reported by Forbes, citing an audio of Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt's address at an all-hands meeting.

Vogt, according to Forbes, told staff during the meeting that the company has produced hundreds of Origin... More

Lucid (LCID) becomes latest to adopt Tesla (TSLA) charging standard

November 6, 2023 4:32 PM EST

Electric automaker, Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) announced Monday that, starting in 2025, the company will integrate Teslas (NASDAQ: TSLA) North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors into their electric vehicles.

All lucid vehicles built with the current Combined... More

General Motors (GM) reverses decision to lay off 1,245 workers in Brazil

November 6, 2023 10:16 AM EST

According to a statement released by the Sindmetal metalworkers union on Saturday, General Motors (NYSE: GM) has reversed its decision to lay off 1,245 employees at its factories in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Caetano do Sul, and Mogi das Cruzes in the state of Sao Paulo.

The... More