"GM is turning to former employees from its failed robotaxi startup Cruise as it embarks on a new self-driving vehicle push. The Detroit auto giant has hired Ronalee Mann, a former Cruise and Tesla executive, to report to Sterling Anderson, GM's chief product officer, Business Insider has learned. Mann, who previously worked as a strategy and operations manager at Cruise, recently joined GM as head of product operations, according to an internal Slack message seen by Business Insider."
"Mann left Cruise in April 2024 and also previously worked as a director of strategic programs at Tesla. She will focus on "streamlining" GM's operations and "removing unnecessary friction" from its "systems, tools, and processes," Anderson wrote in the Slack announcement. Anderson, who has previously worked for Tesla as its Autopilot chief, added that Rashed Haq, another former Cruise executive, would join GM as the company's new VP of autonomy."
GM is rehiring former Cruise employees as it pushes a renewed self-driving vehicle effort. Ronalee Mann joined GM as head of product operations and reports to Sterling Anderson. Mann previously worked as a strategy and operations manager at Cruise and as a director of strategic programs at Tesla. Mann will focus on streamlining operations and removing unnecessary friction from GM's systems, tools, and processes. Rashed Haq, another former Cruise executive, will join as VP of autonomy to focus on execution and progressing toward safe autonomy. Anderson has reorganized software divisions and signaled intent to bring in Cruise alumni.
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