GM restarts driverless car program more than a year after Cruise robotaxi incident

General Motors will restart work on its driverless-vehicle program, a year after shelving production of the Cruise Origin robotaxi when one struck and dragged a woman about 20 feet.

GM confirmed the news in a statement to FOX Business on Monday.

"We're accelerating the development of autonomous driving technology capable of operating without active human oversight, which includes building a team of autonomy experts," the company said. "Our LiDAR-equipped fleet is logging nationwide miles across the country, with trained safety drivers, capturing real-world insights to build simulation models that will guide development."

Bloomberg reported that sources familiar with the company’s plans said GM would be focusing on developing driverless cars for personal use instead of for a robotaxi se