1 big thing: Cruise robotaxis need more work
In a surprise to no one, Cruise today acknowledged it will not meet a 2019 target to deploy driverless cars in an urban robotaxi service. The big picture: The news is likely a bit embarrassing for General Motors, Cruise’s majority owner, whose ambitious timetable helped fuel some of the hype around self-driving cars in recent years. But it also shows GM is sticking to CEO Mary Barra’s vow not to deploy automated vehicles before it can prove they’re safer than a human driver.