Autonomous Vehicle News
Detroit — Production of autonomous vehicle company Cruise LLC's self-driving shuttle is expected to start in early 2023, company CEO Dan Ammann said Thursday during a Financial Times conference. Ammann, the former president of General Motors Co., which largely owns Cruise, revealed the production timeline for the Cruise Origin while speaking with Financial Times at its Future of the Car summit. Ammann said Cruise will expand its fleet of the Chevrolet Bolt-based autonomous vehicle "over the next 18 months or so ... but the the real scaling begins and we'll continue with the Origin." Cruise recently finalized an agreement through 2029 to operate self-driving taxis and ride-hailing services in Dubai — the first non-U.S. city where Cruise plans to operate commercially. Cruise unveiled the Origin, an autonomous shuttle with no steering wheel or gas pedal, in January 2020.khall@detroitnews.comTwitter: @bykaleahall