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The Cruise Shutdown Is Bad News for Tesla

Making cars and operating robotaxis are very different things

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Andrew Miller
Dec 12, 2024
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The big development in the robotaxi world this week is a sad one: General Motors announced on Tuesday that it would no longer fund Cruise. That means that GM is ending its bid to compete in the robotaxi market.

The first thing to say is that I have great sympathy for the Cruise team. Aside from the professional uncertainty that an announcement like this …

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