General Motors Co’ (NYSE:GM) Cruise robotaxi division has reportedly terminated nine staff members, including its Chief Operating Officer Gil West, amid a safety investigation.
What Happened: The dismissals are connected to a safety probe that was initiated following an incident in San Francisco on October 2 in which a woman was struck and dragged by a Cruise vehicle, Reuters reported, citing a memo. Among those terminated are Chief Legal and Policy Officer Jeff Bleich and Senior Vice President of Government Affairs David Estrada, the report added.
In the incident on Oct. 2, a human-driven vehicle traveling adjacent to a Cruise AV collided ...