With the development of artificial intelligence day by day, new ideas began to be included in our lives. One of these ideas is the “autonomous taxi” idea that we have reported on in the past months. The situation is not very encouraging in the business model that emerged with the idea of ​​a self-driving taxi without the need for a taxi driver. Here are the details about the subject…

Autonomous taxi company Cruise laid off 900 people!

2023 is not going well for Cruise, the General Motors-backed autonomous taxi company. As the brand started its operations, the idea was popular at first. However, we can say that what happened afterwards made things go downhill. The company experienced an unfortunate incident in San Francisco, where it started its operations.

One of the autonomous taxis owned by the brand crushed its customer. Due to an error in the autonomous driving software, the taxi ran over the customer who called it. The unfortunate woman was stuck under the taxi and the vehicle did not move for a while. He was later rescued by security forces and first aid teams. The woman who was crushed under the taxi was seriously injured.

Security forces launched a large-scale investigation into the matter. Regarding the incident, the technical committee examined the company’s autonomous software system. Additionally, the Cruise brand’s testing permits in California were cancelled. The brand filed a petition of objection regarding the issue. However, it will take some time for this petition to receive a response.

However, the company went through internal restructuring. First of all, the Cruise brand suspended its testing processes in other states. However, Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder and chief product officer Daniel Kan resigned. In addition, 900 workers on the Cruise field staff were laid off.

So what do you think about the autonomous taxi idea? Do you think we will hear about such initiatives frequently in the future? Don’t forget to express your opinions in the comments section.