The driverless ride-hailing service was supposed to be the shining star of GM's growth plans, leading to $50 billion in revenue by the end of this decade.

Industry analysts are weighing in on GM's decision to pull out of the Cruise robotaxi business, and they almost unanimously agree that it was a good idea.

General Motors is officially ending its support for Crusie’s beleaguered fleet of self-driving “robotaxis.” In a surprise announcement this week, the US carmaker said it will “realign its autonomous driving strategy” to end robotaxis and instead focus on eventually creating an autonomous personal vehicle.

GM cited “considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market.”

General Motors has shut down its Cruise robotaxi business after investing over $10 billion since 2016. Once seen as a potential $50 billion revenue driver, Cruise faced high costs, regulatory setbacks, and increasing competition from Waymo.

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at GM’s decision to pull out of the robotaxi business, Google alluding to the existence of multiple universes, and how you can make some serious cash by getting an AI bot to fall in love with you.