GM ends robotaxi project to concentrate on driver assistance systems
General Motors has announced it’s cutting funding for its Cruise driverless taxi subsidiary. It says it plans to realign its autonomous driving strategy and prioritise development of advanced driver assistance systems on a path to fully autonomous personal vehicles. In a statement the company said GM will “build on the progress of Super Cruise”, which is […]
Cruise and Uber announce AV partnership
Cruise has announced a multiyear partnership that will see its autonomous taxis integrated into Uber’s ride-hailing platform. The deal represents a milestone in the evolution of ride-hailing services, combining Uber’s extensive user base with Cruise’s driverless vehicle technology.. The initial phase of the partnership will see a dedicated fleet of Chevy Bolt AVs deployed on Uber’s […]
Cruise Origin: GM ends production of custom-designed driverless car
General Motors have indefinitely suspended production of its self-driving Cruise Origin robotaxi. The company will refocus on using the Chevy Bolt EV, which Cruise has already been using. A modified version will go into production next year. The Origin created “regulatory uncertainty” owing to its design, GM CEO Mary Barra said in her letter to shareholders […]
Cruise to soft-launch in Dallas after San Francisco recall
Cruise have announced a soft-launch in Dallas, although they will not be using their autonomous systems. Instead, the vehicles will be operated by a human, will only drive through a limited geographic area and will be measured against predetermined safety benchmarks. The GM subsidiary was set to launch in Dallas at the end of last […]
Wayve set to take on US AV tech giants
British autonomous vehicle firm Wayve has announced that it is hiring staff who would be responsible for “supervising and directing a team of drivers and safety operators, and overseasing on-road experimentation and development” based out of Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area. The London-based driverless vehicle oioneers are planning to put cars on […]
San Francisco: Cruise to halve its driverless fleet after recent crashes
Cruise has agreed to reduce its driverless taxi operation in San Francisco by 50% after two separate crashes involving its vehicles. The California Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement that it is investigating “recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles” and that the company agreed to its request to reduce the number of operating […]
Cruise settles with pedestrian injured in robotaxi incident
General Motors Co.’s autonomous-car unit reached an $8 million to $12 million settlement with a pedestrian who was dragged by one of its vehicles in San Francisco, according to Claims Journal. The settlement was struck earlier this year and the injured pedestrian is now reported to be out of hospital. In the October incident, the […]
Cruise return to the streets for the first time since ‘pedestrian-dragging’ incident
Cruise’s autonomous vehicles are officially back on the road and driving autonomously for the first time since one of its driverless vehicles dragged a pedestrian over 20 feet in San Francisco. Cruise said last month that it would resume testing with manually driven vehicles focused on mapping and gathering road information — minor tasks for a company with as […]
Autonomous taxis: ‘Mixed Messages’ on US$470bn Market Readiness
Over the last three to four years, the driverless robotaxi industry has begun to flourish. Driverless services are coming online in multiple cities across the US and China. IDTechEx‘s recent report, “Future Automotive Technologies 2024-2034: Applications, Megatrends, Forecasts“, predicts that the driverless robotaxi industry will be generating over US$470 billion annually through services in 2034. This […]
Cruise resumes robotaxi tests
General Motors’ self-driving brand Cruise will resume tests for its robotaxi service, the company announced yesterday, months after Cruise suspended operations amid scrutiny of its driverless cars, which increased after Forbes reported a pedestrian was inadvertently dragged by one of the company’s vehicles. Cruise will evaluate its autonomous vehicles without human drivers as part of its next […]
