Cruise Robotaxi Service Begins Purging Management Amid Safety Review

General Motors' self-driving robotaxi subsidiary Cruise confirmed Wednesday that nine employees have "departed Cruise" as a result of an ongoing investigation into an Oct. 2 accident in which a Cruise vehicle hit and dragged a pedestrian.

The departures include COO Gil West, plus the chief legal officer and the head of government affairs, according to a person familiar with the situation who wasn't authorized to release that information.

Cruise spokesman Erik Moser sent this statement to the Detroit Free Press: "Today, following an initial analysis of the October 2 incident and Cruise’s response to it, nine individuals departed Cruise."

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