GM’s Cruise plans to resume robotaxi testing

GM’s Cruise prepares to resume robotaxi testing after halt.

GM’s Cruise is nearing the resumption of robotaxi testing in the coming weeks, as reported by Bloomberg News.

Houston and Dallas’re emerging as potential locations, following the grounding of GM’s Cruise fleet last year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. It is known, that before suspending operations over safety concerns in October, the company had hundreds of cars in San Francisco and smaller numbers in Austin, Houston and Phoenix.

“We have not set a timeline for deployment,” Cruise spokesman Pat Morrissey said in a statement. “Our goal is to relaunch in one city with manually driven vehicles and supervised testing as soon as possible once we have taken steps to rebuild trust with regulators and the public. We are in the process of meeting with officials in select markets to gather information, share updates and rebuild trust.”

Cruise hasn’t made a final decision yet on which city will be first. According to Bloomberg News, GM’s Cruise has been focusing its comeback plan on Texas, which has relatively liberal regulation for companies that seek to operate autonomous vehicles in the state.