General Motors president Dan Ammann is taking over as CEO of the automaker’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, the company said Thursday.
Current CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt will become chief technology officer and president. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2019, the company said.
“These appointments further demonstrate our commitment to transforming mobility through the safe deployment of self-driving technology and move us closer to our vision for a future with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion,” GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said in a statement. “As we move toward commercial deployment, adding Dan to the strong team led by Kyle is the next step.”
Shares were slightly down in intraday trading.
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