Self-driving car company Cruise halts fleets in Houston, elsewhere in bid to ‘rebuild public trust’ amid feds’ probe

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The self-driving car and driverless rides company Cruise said Thursday that it is halting its driverless operations across its fleets -- including in Houston -- as it said on Twitter that it is taking steps to “rebuild public trust,” though it added that the decision “isn’t related to any new on-road incident.

”Cruise, the autonomous vehicle startup owned by General Motors, has paused all of its driverless operations after collisions led to investigations, a disagreement with state regulators, and a“Part of this involves taking a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise, even if it means doing things that are uncomfortable or difficult,”.

The autonomous vehicle company was founded by CEO Kyle Vogt in 2013. In addition to Houston, it had previously initiated driverless operations in San Francisco, Austin, Phoenix, Dallas and Miami.Amanda Cochran is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist. She specializes in Texas features, consumer and business news and local crime coverage.

 

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