TECH - GM's Cruise To Halt Driverless Ops In San Francisco After DMV Suspension — Reiterates Enhanced Safety Despite Accident | Benzinga
General Motors Co‘s (NYSE:GM) autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, said on Tuesday that it will be pausing autonomous vehicle operations in San Francisco following a directive from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
DMV Suspends License: California DMV suspended Cruise’s autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits on Tuesday citing ‘unreasonable risk’ to public safety. The authority further alleged that the company misrepresented information on the safety of its autonomous technology.
Cruise Responds: In response to the suspension, Cruise on Tuesday released a statement, detailing its end of what it thinks happened in the accident dated Oct.2 and involving one of its vehicles. The incident is currently being reviewed by DMV.
Cruise claims that ...