"A robotaxi business is not General Motors' core business," said GM CEO Mary Barra in a call with analysts. But Barra said GM's commitment to autonomous technology "is unwavering." Honda ...

The challenges they face are anything but new. Mary Barra, the first-ever female CEO of a major global automaker, has boldly accepted responsibility for an ignition defect that resulted in 12 deaths.

The report on GM's handling of the ignition switch issue was prepared by former federal prosecutor Anton Valukas and followed by the firing of 15 employees, CEO Mary Barra said.