Cruise Automation

GM's autonomous car unit wanted to launch a robo-taxi service before the end of this year. But Cruise Automation's CEO said on Wednesday it needed more time to test its self-driving vehicle in real-world conditions. The San Francisco-based company couldn’t offer a new date for the launch of its driverless taxi service.

Self-driving cars need to do more than obey the speed limit. They need to be able to handle unusual scenarios. Here's how GM's Cruise self-driving cars handle one of the most common of those scenarios: Double-parked cars. Self-driving cars regularly encounter double parking in San Francisco.

With so much to watch for, unprotected left turns in urban environments are one of the trickiest maneuvers a driver has to perform — and the same goes for self-driving cars. A video released by autonomous-vehicle company Cruise Automation reveals that the GM-backed team appears close to nailing it.

With its eye on the launch of a robo-taxi service by the end of 2019, General Motors' Cruise Automation says it will add 1,000 workers to its autonomous-vehicle team over the next nine months, doubling its workforce. The San Francisco-based firm launched in 2013 and was acquired by GM three years later.

General Motors will begin building a self-driving car with no manual controls at its Orion, Michigan, factory next year.

Cruise Automation is running an autonomous ridesharing service for its employees in San Francisco, using Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars.

Chevrolet Bolt EV autonomous prototypes have been rolling off a General Motors assembly line in Michigan since January, the company now says.

Cruise Automation will get $14 million from parent General Motors for a new R&D facility, and will add more than 1,100 jobs.

The 2017 Chevy Bolt all-electric vehicle was designed from the inside out as a family vehicle for the masses. Cargo capacity was a top priority.

Cruise Automation is now testing autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars in two locations: San Francisco, and Scottsdale, Arizona.

Within two months of GM's purchase of Cruise Automation driverless car firm, the independent division is testing driverless Chevy Bolt EVs in San Francisco.