The news came by Slack message. Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a message Tuesday afternoon in the company’s

I think this is more a recognition that autonomous vehicle technology is going to take a decade or more to provide driverless rides at a national scale,” said Phil Koopman, a

DETROIT — General Motors’ move Tuesday to halt funding for its Cruise robotaxi program makes way for Silicon Valley rivals to take a firmer hold of the potentially multibillion-dollar business. But experts say bowing out is the right choice for the embattled Cruise.