The Origin robotaxi was supposed to rake in money for GM through a ride-hailing service, and Cruise said in 2022 that it would deploy tens of thousands of Origins over the next few years. While ...

GM’s autonomous vehicle technology division, Cruise, has been making some big moves lately, rapidly expanding its operations across the country. Now, Cruise is set to deploy Cruise Origin, a ...

In 2018, Cruise, which has been testing a fleet of sensor-packed Chevrolet Bolt EVs throughout San Francisco, announced that a ride-hailing service open to the public would kick off in 2019.

Instead, the Origin—meant for Cruise, GM's robotaxi startup—was a true driverless pod design, a box on wheels with the front and rear seats facing each other and no steering wheel at all.

GM’s Cruise Origin Robotaxi Is Officially Dead The autonomous pod didn’t have a steering wheel or pedals, which led to “regulatory uncertainty.” ...

GM is indefinitely suspending production of the Cruise Origin as it focuses more attention on the Chevrolet EV Bolt. The self-driving cars were allowed back on the road this spring.

But Cruise needs to expand its operations to other cities if it is to deliver on its goal of $1 billion in revenue by the end of 2025. The self-driving startup has been costing GM $1 billion to $2 ...

Cruise, a San Francisco-based startup acquired by GM in 2016, has not received approval from California regulators to relaunch operations there. Cruise unveiled the Origin in January 2020.

The future will have to wait. The Cruise Origin, an autonomous lounge on wheels that General Motors had believed would lead the shift to driverless cars, has been officially canceled. Production ...

In a letter to shareholders, CEO Mary Barra said that Cruise is about to turn its focus to adapting the next-generation Bolt electric vehicle, instead of the Origin, for autonomous driving. Barra said ...