Mary Barra remains confident in GM's future autonomous vehicle without steering wheel or pedals

General Motors CEO Mary Barra remains confident that the company will develop an autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals. This comes despite the recent suspension of the Origin project, which aimed to create such a vehicle. Barra explained that the decision to halt the Origin was due to challenges in changing federal safety standards. GM incurred a $583 million charge after canceling the project, which had previously aimed for mass production. She acknowledged that the progress of autonomous vehicle technology has been slower than expected, noting that initial projections from 2016 and 2017 were overly optimistic.