Autonomous Trucks
GM's Cruise reveals plans to bring robotaxi operations to Seattle, Washington; as well as Washington, DC. The early stage of robotaxi operations requires manual data collection and 3D mapping, which is a process that currently takes several weeks. Cruise, along with Waymo, were recently granted permits to work at all hours in the city of San Francisco, after months of mostly night-time operations. Cruise says it will begin manual data collection in Seattle and Washington DC starting this week, with the latter becoming the third East Coast city added to the company's list. "Early data collection is the first step toward launching commercial service in a new city," Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt tweeted.