General Motors Pulls The Plug On Its Robotaxi Efforts

The driver-assistance features will require a driver to be ready to take control of the car at any time.

General Motors is no longer pursuing efforts to develop a fleet of driverless taxis.

The company is pulling the plug on its robotaxi efforts citing the need for significant time and resources to grow the business along with increasing competition in the market.

Instead, the company will focus on developing driver-assistance features. That includes its Super Cruise technology, which will be integrated into privately owned vehicles.

The driver-assistance features will require a driver to be ready to take control of the car at any time.

The move to cut the robotaxi project is expected to cut costs by $1 billion annually.