Self-driving Cruise vehicles return to Houston, Dallas for road testing
Cruise's self-driving vehicles will be in Houston for road testing. The company has been initiating the expansion for plans to relaunch driverless cars. Self-driving Cruise vehicles have returned to Houston, Houston, and Dallas for road testing, with manual and supervised testing starting in Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston. The company, which owns Cruise, plans to reintroduce these vehicles with human-driven vehicles that will transition to supervised autonomous driving with a safety driver present. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation last year after multiple reports of potential risks to pedestrians. The California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise's license in October, accusing the company of withholding footage of a recent pedestrian incident in California. General Motors, Cruise, is investing $850 million to fund the improvement of the autonomous vehicle technology. The AV technology uses artificial intelligence to make real-time predictions using data from intersections, construction zones and road signs.
Veröffentlicht : vor 10 Monaten durch Octavia Johnson, Staff writer in Auto
Manual driving on-road tests resumed in Pheonix, Houston and Dallas to "create maps and gather road information," according to the company's website. Cruise officials said the company would begin the reintroduction process with human-driven vehicles that would transition to supervised autonomous, driving with a safety driver present behind the wheel.
"Houston, we missed you! Today we're resuming driving in Houston where we'll build on the knowledge collected last year," Cruise posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
General Motors, which owns Cruise, is investing $850 million to help fund the improvement of the autonomous vehicle technology, GM’s chief financial officer Paul A. Jacobson announced.
"As Cruise continues to make positive progress towards returning to driverless operations with manual and supervised testing underway in Phoenix, Dallas and now Houston, we appreciate GM's continued support in our shared mission to transform mobility and improve road safety," a Cruise spokesperson said in a statement.
The AV technology has artificial intelligence that makes real-time predictions using data from intersections, construction zones and road signs. The vehicles are equipped with sensors and cameras that provide a 360 view.
The robotaxis were first approved for 24-hour operation in San Francisco in August 2023 the Associated Press reported. The company started running a fleet of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles last year in Austin, Phoenix and then Houston.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation last year after multiple reports of the vehicles posing potential risks to pedestrians. The office received two reports involving pedestrian injuries and identified two additional incidents from videos posted to public websites, according to the AP.
In California, a robotaxi ran over a pedestrian who had been hit by another human-driven vehicle. The taxi pinned the pedestrian under the tire after coming to a stop and pulled them for about 20 feet as the car attempted to move off the road, the AP reported.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended the company’s license in late October, accusing the company of withholding footage of the crash.
Cruise halted its robotaxi services across the country, including in Houston, and commissioned a third-party report. The report contained several recommendations for improved operations and technology.
The company released a statement in March promising "to continually and consistently strengthen our safety culture through elevated standards, transparent communication, and deep partnership with the communities we serve."
Cruise representatives noted a series of recent internal changes, including new leadership and implementation of the recommendations outlined in the third-party report.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
Supervised autonomous driving is expected to start in Phoenix, according to the company's May 13 statement. It would then expand to Scottsdale, Paradise Valley Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler, measured against predetermined safety benchmarks.