GM’s Cruise seeks to test its driverless cars across all of California

Cruise, the self-driving unit of General Motors Co. that operates a robotaxi service in San Francisco, has applied for permission to test its autonomous vehicles across all of California. Cruise launched a fully autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco last June. In February, Chief Executive Kyle Vogt said Cruise vehicles had racked up more than 1 million miles driven with no one behind the wheel. The San Francisco rollout has been bumpy, with multiple reports of its driverless cars stopping suddenly and blocking traffic, spurring complaints from San Francisco lawmakers and an investigation by U.S. safety regulators. More licenses would be needed for Cruise to expand its robotaxi service around California.