A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco.
Heather Somerville | Reuters
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has dismissed nine “key leaders” amid ongoing safety investigations sparked by an October accident in San Francisco, according to an internal message obtained by CNBC.
The departures include leaders from Cruise’s legal, government affairs, commercial operations and safety and systems teams, according to the company-wide message, which GM and Cruise spokespeople confirmed was authentic.
The message said “new leadership is necessary” for the company to regain trust and operate “with the highest standards when it comes to safety, integrity, and accountability.”
Cruise’s troubles are the latest for the self-driving vehicle industry. Commercializing autonomous vehicles has been far more challenging…
