
It was announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended Cruise’s deployment and driverless testing permits.
It was announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended Cruise’s deployment and driverless testing permits.
A new approval allows Cruise and Waymo self-driving cars to have full day access to San Francisco.
General Motors and Ford have asked NHTSA to grant exemptions to deploy self-driving vehicles without steering wheels and brake pedals.
The robotaxis blocked traffic for a few hours until employees arrived to manually move the autonomous vehicles.
General Motors and its self-driving technology unit Cruise are seeking approval from NHTSA to build and deploy its Cruise Origin self-driving vehicle.
Under the California Public Utilities Commission’s rules, Cruise must still employ a human operator to take control if needed.
This marks the first deployment of an autonomous vehicle in the U.S. without a driver behind the wheel.
San Franciscans can expect to see a fleet of Chevy Bolt EVs traverse the city with no humans before the end of the year.
Since the vehicle does not need a driver, Cruise says its ride-hailing service will be a cheaper option.
Currently, more than three in four people drive to work in single occupant vehicles, as has been for the past 20 years.
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