GM's Cruise Autonomous Taxis Ride Again

by TTAC News Staff

Published: August 23rd, 2024

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, is set to launch its self-driving cars on Uber's ride-hailing platform starting next year.

This multi-year partnership will allow Uber users to choose rides in Cruise’s autonomous vehicles, marking a significant step in Cruise's efforts to return to U.S. roads after halting operations following a major accident in San Francisco last year. The incident involved one of Cruise’s self-driving cars that failed to detect a pedestrian pinned underneath the vehicle and dragged her for about 20 feet, causing serious injuries.

The companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles. Once launched, when an Uber rider requests a qualifying ride on the Uber app, they may be presented with the option to have that trip fulfilled by a Cruise autonomous vehicle.

Cruise has been manually operating and autonomously testing with safety drivers since June of this year, and is currently working to regain the trust of regulators.

“Cruise is on a mission to leverage driverless technology to create safer streets and redefine urban life,” said Marc Whitten, CEO of Cruise. “We are excited to partner with Uber to bring the benefits of safe, reliable, autonomous driving to even more people, unlocking a new era of urban mobility.”

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Ilo65710513 on Aug 23, 2024
Fully support it along with autonomous trucks driving in convoys across the USA. I recently drove across North America and was stunned by the volume of truck traffic - all of which could have been autonomous with a lead and tail vehicle with enormously savings in fuel and labor costs - and safer!

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Redapple2 on Aug 24, 2024
Stupid idea. Will not go anywhere. And -gm-, well: what s the point.

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