Reuters General Motors39; robotaxi unit Cruise is planning to relaunch in one unspecified city before expanding to others, just weeks after California barred its selfdriving vehicles from public roads following an accident last month.

Cruise last week paused all supervised and manual car trips in the United States while also expanding a safety review of its robotaxis, causing tumult within the company and compelling its CEO Kyle Vogt and chief product officer Daniel Kan to step down.

It is also a setback for an industry dependent on public trust and the cooperation of regulators. Cruise had in recent months touted ambitious plans to expand to more cities, offering fully autonomous taxi rides.

Once we have taken steps to improve our safety culture and rebuild trust, our strategy is to relaunch in one city and prove our performance there, before expanding, the company said in a statement.

The GM unit said it would focus on the Boltbased Cruise AVs in the near term with a longer term strategy around the Origin, a multipassenger vehicle designed without a steering wheel or other controls for operation by a human driver.

It told employees in an email, which was read to Reuters, that it will also cut some jobs, primarily in nonengineering roles and would provide more details in midDecember.

A GM spokesman said its finance chief Paul Jacobson would likely address the financial impact on the automaker during a call with analysts scheduled for Nov. 29.

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