Uber Technologies and General Motors’ Cruise have announced a multi-year partnership to offer driverless rides to Uber users starting next year. This partnership comes as Cruise seeks to revive its robotaxi business after a 2023 incident in San Francisco, where a pedestrian was dragged by a driverless Cruise vehicle. The incident led to leadership changes and layoffs at Cruise. While details of the partnership remain undisclosed, Cruise continues testing its autonomous vehicles in various cities, aiming for a relaunch of its driverless service.
