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General Motors Co.’s Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of reputational pitfalls for the automaker.

The start of commercial operations for factory-built autonomous Class 8 tractors by Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora Innovation is due in a matter of days.

Autonomous vehicle maker Cruise has admitted to a federal charge and agreed to pay a $500,000 fine in connection with a crash last year involving one of its vehicles that left a person injured.

Zoox’s self-driving vehicles began rolling out in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood this week, and are expected to compete with robotaxis designed by Waymo.

In a May 15 email sent to Tesla representatives, an NHTSA official flagged seven social media posts that gave the agency pause.

While no fully autonomous cars are in regular use in the country yet, some states have allowed limited testing and pilot programs on public roads.

Automated driving technology company Plus has been ramping up on-road testing of autonomous heavy-duty trucks in the United States and Europe in cooperation with Traton Group.

Since May, the independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck has been conducting fully driverless truck tests on a multi-lane test track in Texas, the company revealed Oct. 29.

Shares of the Elon Musk-led company have fallen 12% this year through Oct. 22, while all of its Big Tech peers have advanced.

NHTSA said Oct. 18 it will assess whether Tesla’s system, also known as FSD, has the ability to detect and appropriately respond to fog and other reduced visibility conditions.