by Tiana May
Published
07 Jun 2022
Tags
Autonomous Vehicles
California
Ride Hailing
United States
Cruise has been granted the first Driverless Deployment Permit from the California Public Utilities Commission, allowing the company to charge a fare for its driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco.
This permit means Cruise will be the first company to operate a commercial, driverless ride-hailing service in a major US city.
Cruise has been operating fully-driverless public services in San Francisco since February 2022. Thanks to this latest approval from the California Public Utilities Commission, the company will now begin a gradual roll-out of fared rides with the aim of maintaining a smooth customer experience.
The start of commercialised autonomous services in a major US city marks a new milestone for the autonomous vehicle industry.
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