- Cruise – a subsidiary company of General Motors – filed a petition to deploy its self-driving Origin robotaxi. These are the details.
Cruise – a subsidiary of General Motors – filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requesting approval for producing and deploying the self-driving Origin robotaxi. The petition was filed with General Motors to build and put the Cruise Origin into commercial service.
The Cruise Origin is a zero-emission electric vehicle that has been purposefully designed from the ground up to operate without a human driver. And this means it does not rely on certain human-centered features such as a steering wheel or a sun visor to operate safely.
KEY QUOTE:
“Every Origin will be a zero-emission, shared, electric vehicle — helping to reduce the nation’s reliance on oil, as well as the emissions that disproportionately burden historically underserved communities. The Origin will help expand mobility options for seniors, people who are blind or have low vision, and other communities that have traditionally faced barriers in access to reliable transportation. And the Origin will be manufactured at GM’s Michigan Factory ZERO, supporting and creating American jobs, promoting economic growth, and advancing the long-term success of the U.S. manufacturing sector and America’s automotive industry.”
– Rob Grant, SVP of Government Affairs and Social ImpactVision of Origin in a blog post
