The self-driving car owned by the world's largest app-based taxi service company Uber and the famous car manufacturer General Motors has signed a multi-million dollar deal…
The multi-million dollar deal is between Uber, the world's largest app-based taxi service company, and Cruise, the self-driving car company owned by the famous car maker General Motors. The partnership, which is slated to launch next year, will allow Uber users to ride in autonomous or driverless cars on Cruise.
Incidentally, since October last year, Uber has been offering driverless car services in Phoenix, Arizona, in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous car startup owned by Alphabet. Coincidentally, news of the two companies' tie-up emerged just as Elon Musk was about to reveal plans for robotaxi production amid declining demand for electric vehicles.
Incidentally, last year a major accident forced Cruise to stop service after losing its license. As a result, they are also trying to make a comeback. Earlier this year, they began testing self-driving cars again with safety drivers. The agency is working hard to reassure state and federal officials about vehicle safety measures.
On the other hand, Cruise agreed to recall about 1,200 robotaxis on Thursday due to problems related to hard braking. Currently, Waymo is the only company in America offering driverless robotaxi services. Cruise's self-driving car rental option is expected to come to Uber's app in the US in 2025.
