General Motors’ autonomous car unit Cruise is gearing up to resume testing its robotaxis on public roads with safety drivers in the coming weeks, potentially selecting Houston and Dallas as test locations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Cruise suspended its U.S. operations in October following an incident in San Francisco, where one of its robotaxis dragged a pedestrian struck by another car.
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“We have not set a timeline for deployment. 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,” said Cruise spokesperson Sara Autio in a statement to Reuters.
The company is engaging with officials in select markets to “gather information, share updates, and rebuild trust,” the spokesperson added.
Reuters has previously reported that Cruise is eyeing Houston and Dallas as potential locations to resume testing with as few as 10 cars in each city and no passengers.
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Labor unions and lawmakers have called for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles following accidents involving self-driving taxis from GM and Alphabet’s Waymo.
In January, Cruise disclosed that the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were investigating the October accident involving its robotaxi.
