Cruise hit a big milestone on Wednesday night when it began charging for public robotaxi rides in San Francisco, CA.
Cruise’s robotaxis now cover 70% of San Francisco
Cruise expanded its robotaxi services to nearly 70% of San Francisco, according to co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt.
Watch a Cruise robotaxi get pulled over by SF police
A fully driverless Cruise robotaxi was pulled over by San Francisco police. The interaction was caught on video.
Cruise’s VP of robotics on SF robotaxi operations
Rashed Haq, VP of Robotics at Cruise, talks about how to train, optimize and implement AI-based algorithms for the control of autonomous vehicles.
Cruise, Waymo can now charge for SF robotaxi rides
The permits require both companies to have a safety driver present in the vehicles at all times, however.
Cruise co-founder Vogt named CEO of autonomous driving company
Kyle Vogt has served as as interim CEO since December 2021 when Dan Ammann, who had been CEO since 2018, abruptly left Cruise.
Cruise opens driverless robotaxi service to SF public
The free service will open up to a small numbers of users and ramp up over time.
Nuro, Waymo bring autonomous deliveries to California
Today, Nuro announced it will be delivering with 7-Eleven in Mountain View, California, and Waymo announced its grocery delivery service will launch in 2022.
Watch Cruise co-founder hail first driverless robotaxi in SF
It’s been another major week for autonomous vehicle development.
Cruise, Waymo OK’d for public robotaxi rides in California
The approval from the California DMV does, however, come with major caveats.
Cruise becomes first company authorized to test robotaxi service in California
Cruise becomes the first driverless passenger service to receive a permit to operate within California.
Walmart invests in Cruise for last-mile delivery
Cruise and Walmart announced in November 2020 a self-driving delivery pilot in Scottsdale, Ariz. using Cruise’s all-electric Chevy Bolts.
Cruise buys Voyage in latest autonomous vehicle merger
A couple of weeks after a report said a deal was being discussed, Cruise is indeed acquiring autonomous vehicle startup Voyage. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The majority of Voyage’s 60-person team will join GM-backed Cruise. Voyage co-founder and CEO Oliver Cameron will become Cruise’s VP of product. Founded in 2017, Voyage has…
Cruise, Waymo lead way in Calif. autonomous vehicle testing
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) yesterday released its annual Disengagement Report, which breaks down the number of times a human driver takes over control of an autonomous driving system being tested on the state’s public roads. The DMV released reports for 29 companies for the period from December 2019 to November 2020. Waymo (29,944.69)…
Cruise autonomous vehicles heading to Japan
Cruise will be sending its first self-driving test vehicles to Japan in 2021. Details about where, when and how many are unknown at this point. But the move appears to deepen the autonomous vehicle partnership between GM and Honda that started in 2018. GM is the majority shareholder in Cruise, while Honda is a major…
Cruise raises $2B, partners with Microsoft on autonomous vehicles
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, raised $2 billion in new equity funding today. The San Francisco-based company said its post-money valuation is $30 billion. Cruise has raised about $7.3 billion since it was founded in 2013. GM, Honda Motor, and other institutional investors participated in the funding round. GM remains the majority stakeholder.…
Cruise’s Vogt weighs in on LiDAR SPACs
Cruise co-founder, president and CTO Kyle Vogt weighed in on the LiDAR SPAC trend, saying the industry will eventually consolidate.
Best week ever for robotaxis?
In a normal week, Boston Dynamics being acquired by Hyundai Motors for nearly $1 billion would be the biggest story. But this week has been anything but normal. This has arguably been the best week ever for the development of autonomous vehicles. Robotaxis, in particular, marked new milestones. Waymo has officially opened up its robotaxi…
Walmart adds Cruise to autonomous delivery pilots
Walmart customers in Scottsdale, Arizona will be able to place orders that will be delivered contact-free by a Cruise autonomous vehicle.
Robotics investments recap: June 2020
In June 2020, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, and mobile robots benefitted from an uptick in funding.
Argo AI, Aurora, Cruise, Pony.ai, Uber halt self-driving tests due to COVID-19
Several companies are now following in Waymo’s footsteps and suspending testing of autonomous vehicles. Argo AI, Aurora, GM’s Cruise, Pony.ai and Uber all announced they have suspended driverless vehicle programs in efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Waymo said yesterday it is temporarily suspending its Waymo One ride-hailing service in the…
Cruise Origin driverless vehicle designed to disrupt transportation
The Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle, which is ready for production, promises to make urban transportation safer, more affordable, and a better experience for passengers.