GM's Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigns from company

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The driverless car allegedly did not yield to the firetruck's flashing lights as it went through the intersection on August 17, 2022. (Credit: John Freeman)

The CEO of General Motors’ self-driving vehicle company Cruise has announced his resignation just weeks after the company shuttered operations of its fleet to review safety procedures. 

Kyle Vogt wrote on X that «the last 10 years have been amazing, and I’m grateful to everyone who helped Cruise along the way. The startup I launched in my garage has given over 250,000 driverless rides across several cities, with each ride inspiring people with a small taste of the future.»

«Cruise is still just getting started, and I believe it has a great future ahead. The folks at Cruise are brilliant, driven, and resilient,» he continued. «They’re executing on a solid, multi-year roadmap and an exciting product vision. I’m thrilled to see what Cruise has in store next!»

The announcement comes after Cruise said in late October that it is pausing operations of its driverless fleet throughout the U.S. following a suspension by the state of California. 

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Kyle Vogt of Cruise speaks onstage at the launch of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2020. (Reuters/Stephen Lam / Reuters Photos)

«The most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust,» Cruise said in a post on X at the time. «Part of this involves taking a hard look inwards at how we do work at Cruise, even if it means doing things that are uncomfortable or difficult.» 

«In that spirit, we have decided to proactively pause driverless operations across all of our fleets while we take time to examine our processes, systems,