TOKYO -- Honda Motor will dissolve a self-driving vehicle partnership with General Motors after the U.S. automaker said it would pull out of autonomous-taxi development, a shift that torpedoes plans to bring the service to Japan.
U.S. partner's exit from robotaxis strands plans for Japan launch

Honda Motor had planned to launch a robotaxi service in Tokyo using the Cruise Origin, a vehicle it developed with General Motors. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
TOKYO -- Honda Motor will dissolve a self-driving vehicle partnership with General Motors after the U.S. automaker said it would pull out of autonomous-taxi development, a shift that torpedoes plans to bring the service to Japan.