GM's Cruise seeks California permit for robotaxi fares

A Cruise autonomous car — Cruise needs permission from the California Public Utility Commission to ferry people around in its driverless vehicles without a test driver and charge for the service. (Jason Bax)

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DAVID WELCH

By:

Bloomberg

November 06, 2021 01:53 PM

Cruise LLC, the self-driving car startup that is majority owned by General Motors, filed an application with the State of California for a permit to charge fares for driverless rides.

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