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Cruise Pauses Robotaxi Rides: Time for a Safety Check!

Febin MathewNovember 15, 23Cruise, General Motors, GM

After the incident involving a pedestrian on October 2nd, Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company, had its driverless vehicle permit revoked in California. However, the company has now decided to voluntarily halt its supervised and manual robotaxi operation in the US in the near future. This decision is part of a broader safety investigation led by independent engineering consulting firm, Exponent. Initially, Exponent was brought in to analyze the technical cause of the accident mentioned earlier. The suspension of the manual operation will impact approximately 70 vehicles, which is only a…

The company has agreed to comply with the regulator's request to deploy fewer robotaxis.

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California DMV Examining Cruise Robotaxi Crash with Fire Truck

Sanjay PatilAugust 19, 23Cruise

Cruise is reducing the number of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco temporarily as authorities investigate recent incidents involving their fleet. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has requested that Cruise cut its fleet in half following a collision between one of their robotaxis and a fire truck. The fire truck was responding to an emergency with its sirens and red lights on, while the robotaxi had passengers on board who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Additionally, a Cruise vehicle became stuck in wet concrete a few days prior to the collision. The…

The CPUC has granted the companies permission to expand their robotaxi services.

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San Francisco Approves 24/7 Paid Robotaxi Services from Waymo and Cruise

Nitin MisraAugust 11, 23California, Cruise, Waymo

California regulators have granted permission to Google’s Waymo and GM’s Cruise to charge fares for fully driverless rides in San Francisco at any time of the day. The decision was made by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with a 3 to 1 vote, following an assessment of the companies’ compliance with licensing requirements and consideration of public testimonies both in favor and against the expansion. Waymo said it will “gradually welcome more passengers to the service” and “will begin charging tickets for passenger-only trips within the city” in the…

It will come with all the updates the iOS app has gotten since it launched.

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Cruise unveils Android app for autonomous ride-hailing

Febin MathewJune 20, 23Android, App, Cruise

Cruise has recently introduced an Android application for ride-hailing, enabling individuals in San Francisco to request one of its autonomous taxis even if they do not own an iPhone. According to the self-driving car firm, 20% of its waitlisters use Android, and a social media survey revealed that an Android app was one of the most frequently requested updates. The Android app from Cruise will include all of the enhancements that have been made to the iOS app since its inception, such as the ability to place a movable pin…