The very slow restart of GM’s Cruise driverless car business

Cruise vehicles on a lot in San Francisco, on Nov. 1, 2023. Cruise lost US$3.48bil last year, but Barra recently said the company has made ‘tangible progress’. — The New York Times

WARREN, Michigan: At a sprawling complex in Warren, Michigan, General Motors’ hopes for its driverless car future play out in a virtual reality headset offered to visitors.

In a video, the electric and autonomous car drives itself. Wirelessly connected to traffic lights and the surrounding streets, the car avoids collisions and reduces congestion, part of what GM calls its “0-0-0” vision – “zero crashes, zero emission, zero congestion”.