TechCrunch’s Equity hosts examine General Motors’ decision to give up on Cruise’s self-driving business and repurpose its technology for GM’s driver-assistance systems. The conversation notes GM invested $10 billion in Cruise and references the startup’s troubled 2023 and 2024; the episode also covers Bluesky’s success amid a potential TikTok ban, Freysa.ai’s chatbot challenge, Lumen Orbit’s space data centers, and efforts to fill Y Combinator’s role in Africa.
Ghost, now OpenAI-backed, claims LLMs will overcome self-driving setbacks — but experts are skeptical
Ghost, described as OpenAI-backed, claims large language models can overcome setbacks in self-driving, while experts remain skeptical. Cruise recalled its entire fleet of autonomous cars after a pedestrian accident led California’s DMV to suspend the company from operating driverless robotaxis in the state.
Nov 2023 · TechCrunchNews article
Kyle Vogt to discuss self-driving cars, AI, investing and more at TC Disrupt 2023
Kyle Vogt is set to discuss self-driving cars, AI, investing and more at TC Disrupt 2023. Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, has raised more than $15 billion, employs over 3,000 people, and has expanded across multiple U.S. cities and into Dubai; the discussion will explore what it takes to build and scale complex technology.
