Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)

Cruise's driverless robotaxi, based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, is the wound-down cautionary anchor of DEPLOY's robotaxi cluster. It operated without a human safety driver in San Francisco commercial service from 2023 until driverless operations ended after the October 2, 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident. (Cruise also developed the purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Origin, which was shelved.) In December 2024, GM defunded the Cruise robotaxi business, consolidated the unit in-house, and redirected the autonomous technology toward personal-vehicle advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) rather than robotaxis, per a GM SEC 8-K. There is no consumer price, and the robotaxi program is discontinued: the commercial-era San Francisco deployment records are preserved as historical state, while the current direction is ADAS, not robotaxis.

Readiness

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is discontinued, the 1 capability claim on file is all autonomous with verified, 6 verified deployments are on file, and 4 incidents are on record.

Availability

discontinued

Discontinued.

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Price honesty

no-price

No price points on file for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt).

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Capability honesty

autonomous

1 reviewed claim: autonomous, verified.

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Real-world use

commercial

Maturity: commercial. 6 verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record

incidents-on-file

4 incidents on record across 6 verified deployments.

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What it claims to do

• Transports passengersautonomous· verifiedevidence ↗

Price

No reviewed price points on file.

Real-world use

• Houston operated by Cruise
• Phoenix operated by Cruise
• Austin operated by Cruise
• Dallas operated by Cruise
• Miami operated by Cruise
• San Francisco operated by Cruise2021-11-01

Safety record

• Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement2024-11-14
• NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash2024-09-30
• Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking2024-08-22
• Cruise robotaxi collided with an SF fire truck responding to an emergency; one passenger injured2023-08-17

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt).

Specs

autonomy_level

driverless (no human safety driver)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt).

Frequently asked questions

Is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) actually available for purchase?

Discontinued. No longer available for purchase.Source: Cruise — history, GM acquisition, Oct 2023 suspension, Dec 2024 GM defunding

What does the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) cost?

Not announced.

Does the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) really transports passengers?

Yes, verified. Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) performs this autonomously.Sources: Cruise — official site; Cruise operated fully driverless paid rides in San Francisco following CPUC commercial driverless permit (June 2023); service paused October 2023 following NHTSA investigation of a pedestrian-related incident; Cruise holds verified capability to transport passengers autonomously, Cruise gets California permit to offer unlimited driverless rides — Reuters, June 2023; documents CPUC granting Cruise first-ever 24/7 driverless ride-for-hire permit in San Francisco

Where is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) being used?

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is in use at: Houston operated by Cruise, Phoenix operated by Cruise, Austin operated by Cruise, Dallas operated by Cruise, and Miami operated by Cruise, plus 1 more.Source: Cruise opens robotaxi service in Houston

Is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) safe?

Incidents on record: 4 (2 regulatory_action, 1 recall, 1 collision). See Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement.Source: Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement

How does the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt).

Who makes the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)?

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is made by Cruise, based in San Francisco, California, USA.Source: Cruise — history, GM acquisition, Oct 2023 suspension, Dec 2024 GM defunding

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Sources

1. CBS — Chevrolet Bolt autonomous EV dragged pedestrian ~20 feet at ~7 mph · https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/nhtsa-robotaxi-cruise-pay-penalty-failing-report-san-francisco-crash-involving-pedestrian/ ↗ · 2024-11-12
2. GM exits robotaxi market; halts funding of Cruise robotaxi development, folds unit in-house (Dec 10, 2024) · https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/10/gm-halts-funding-of-robotaxi-development-by-cruise.html ↗
3. General Motors (SEC 8-K exhibit) - realigning autonomous strategy; ending Cruise robotaxi development (Dec 2024) · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312524274336/d917047dex991.htm ↗
4. Cruise — history, GM acquisition, Oct 2023 suspension, Dec 2024 GM defunding · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_(autonomous_vehicle) ↗
5. GM axed Cruise funding Dec 2024 after major accident · https://www.chinatalk.media/p/ponyais-robotaxis-and-the-long-road ↗ · 2025-01-03
6. Honda joins Cruise and GM: US$2.75B total commitment (US$750M equity investment + ~US$2B over 12 years) · https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2018/c181003eng.html ↗ · 2018-10-03
7. CPUC pulls Cruise's robotaxi permit after DMV suspension (Oct 24, 2023) · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/cpuc-pulls-cruise-robotaxi-permit-after-dmv-suspension/ ↗
8. California DMV statement on the Cruise LLC permit suspension (Oct 2023) · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/news-and-media/dmv-statement-on-cruise-llc-suspension/ ↗
9. Two state agencies ground Cruise driverless cars for public safety (Oct 2023) · https://calmatters.org/economy/2023/10/driverless-cars-cruise-dmv/ ↗
10. GM shuts its Cruise robotaxi unit (Dec 2024) · https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/general-motors-shuts-cruise-robotaxi-unit-mary-barra/735205/ ↗
11. Cruise — official site; Cruise operated fully driverless paid rides in San Francisco following CPUC commercial driverless permit (June 2023); service paused October 2023 following NHTSA investigation of a pedestrian-related incident; Cruise holds verified capability to transport passengers autonomously · https://getcruise.com/ ↗ · 2023-06-22
12. Cruise gets California permit to offer unlimited driverless rides — Reuters, June 2023; documents CPUC granting Cruise first-ever 24/7 driverless ride-for-hire permit in San Francisco · https://www.reuters.com/technology/cruise-gets-california-permit-offer-unlimited-driverless-rides-2023-06-22/ ↗ · 2023-06-22
13. Cruise opens robotaxi service in Houston · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/12/cruise-opens-robotaxi-service-in-houston/ ↗ · 2023-10-12
14. Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/26/cruise-pauses-all-driverless-robotaxi-operations-to-rebuild-public-trust/ ↗ · 2023-10-26
15. Cruise soft-launches robotaxi rides in Phoenix and Austin · https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/20/cruise-soft-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-phoenix-and-austin/ ↗ · 2022-12-20
16. No more Cruise robotaxis · https://www.fox7austin.com/news/no-more-cruise-robotaxis-general-motors-acquisition ↗ · 2025-02-04
17. GM scraps its Cruise robotaxi service after resuming Dallas testing · https://dallasinnovates.com/gm-scraps-its-cruise-robotaxi-service-after-resuming-dallas-testing/ ↗ · 2024-12-11
18. Cruise starts initial robotaxi testing in Miami · https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/20/cruise-starts-initial-robotaxi-testing-in-miami/ ↗ · 2023-07-20
19. Cruise gets first California driverless deployment permit (charge fares) in SF · https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/cruise-gets-green-light-for-commercial-robotaxis-in-san-francisco.html ↗
20. Cruise's driverless cars start giving rides to paying passengers in SF · https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/24/cruises-driverless-autonomous-cars-start-giving-rides-to-paying-passengers/ ↗
21. CPUC approves Cruise + Waymo fared passenger service in SF (Aug 2023) · https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/all-news/cpuc-approves-permits-for-cruise-and-waymo-to-charge-fares-for-passenger-service-in-sf-2023 ↗
22. California DMV immediately suspends Cruise's robotaxi permit (Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging) · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/dmv-immediately-suspends-cruises-robotaxi-permit-in-california/ ↗
23. California DMV suspends permits for Cruise driverless robotaxis · https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/cruise-llc-driverless-robotaxis-california-dmv-suspends-permits/ ↗
24. GM to refocus autonomous driving on personal vehicles (Cruise robotaxi wind-down, Dec 2024) · https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2024/dec/1210-gm.html ↗
25. GM to stop funding its Cruise robotaxi business · https://fortune.com/2024/12/10/general-motors-stop-funding-cruise-robotaxi-business/ ↗ · 2024-12-10