Cruise Resumes Testing in Bay Area After Pedestrian Incident

Nearly a year after a robotaxi accident led to a suspension, Cruise is cautiously reintroducing its vehicles with drivers in Sunnyvale and Mountain View.

• Cruise's operations were halted in October 2023 after a robotaxi struck and dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.
• The company is starting with manually driven mapping vehicles in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, aiming for supervised testing of five autonomous vehicles this fall.
• Cruise's return follows a series of setbacks, including leadership changes, layoffs, and regulatory scrutiny.
• General Motors has committed $850 million to support Cruise, despite scaling back its ambitious expansion plans.
• Cruise's re-entry into the Bay Area is a strategic move to regain ground against competitors like Waymo, which currently dominates the market.

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