Is the Energy Capital of the World soon to have a robotaxi deployment to complement Nuro? There are whispers circulating on Autonomy Avenue that something is in the works.
May 19, 2024
The Whisper Became Reality on June 11th
24 days before it became news, it was a whisper on Autonomy Avenue.
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June 11, 2024
Cruise has Resumed Manual Driving in Houston (Official Announcement)
The whispers on Autonomy Avenue pointed towards Houston last month, and indeed they were true. As of 6/11, Cruise has resumed manual driving Phoenix, AZ, Houston and Dallas, TX. Supervised driving is underway in Phoenix and Dallas.
June 11, 2024
GM Keeps Cruise Robotaxi Unit Going With $850 Million in Cash (Bloomberg)
General Motors Co. is giving its Cruise self-driving vehicle unit $850 million to keep the business going into the first quarter of next year while the automaker figures out what to do next with the unit’s strategy and funding.
June 11, 2024
GM’s Cruise adds Houston to list of relaunch cities (The Detroit News)
General Motors Co.’s Cruise LLC self-driving business is expanding its road testing to Houston in another sign it’s moving forward after facing safety scrutiny last year over a pedestrian crash.
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