Introducing Cruise's Self-Driving Vehicle (No Steering Wheel or Pedals)

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  • Cruise Automation is a California startup bankrolled by GM and Honda.

  • The company has been testing specially built self-driving Chevrolet Bolt EV crossovers in the San Francisco Bay Area since September 2016.

  • This new minivan-look electric bus will hold four passengers—no drivers, though—and is expected to be producible for half the cost of a conventional EV.

Cruise Origin - Autonomous Vehicle

There's no lack of hype surrounding autonomous vehicles in Silicon Valley. Today, autonomous-vehicle startup Cruise Automation ratcheted up the self-driving buzz even more by unveiling the electric driverless bus shown here. The company says it expects its Level 5 (autonomous without steering wheel and pedals) vehicle to start offering rides via a Cruise pilot program.

The Cruise Origin was unveiled at the company's "Moving beyond the Car" event in San Francisco. It'll hold four passengers with plenty of legroom. The doors open like the back doors of a minivan. While the company was acquired by GM in 2016 and has Honda investment, the ride-hailing service will be branded Cruise. The electric platform is built by GM… “

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