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Incident type
Shutdown incidents
6 documented shutdown incidents across 5 companies.
6Unique incidents
5Companies involved
S4Highest severity
67%Verified
0%From regulators
2023-2026Years covered
| Sev | Date | Company | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | ~Oct 2023 | Cruise | shutdown | — | Cruise halts driverless operations nationwide · fleet-wide | WSJ/CNBC |
| S3 | 26 Dec 2024 | Volocopter | shutdown | Bruchsal, Germany | Volocopter files for bankruptcy/insolvency | DW.com |
| S3 | ~Dec 2024 | Cruise | shutdown | — | GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi business · company-wide program wind-down | Wikipedia |
| S3 | 03 Sep 2023 | XACT Robotics | shutdown | Israel | XACT Robotics shuts down, lays off 65 · 65 employees; company shutdown | Globes - Israel Business |
| S2 | ~Mar 2026 | Neolix | shutdown | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Neolix halts autonomous delivery operations in Abu Dhabi | auto.economictimes.india |
| S2 | not documented | Starship | shutdown | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Starship robots pulled from University of Pittsburgh over accessibility/safety hazard · fleet at one campus | TribLIVE / WESA / Pittsb |
Companies involved
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