Autonomous Vehicle News
As the autonomous rideshare service Cruise expands its services into Austin, company officials say they are committed to safety amid concerns around the city’s increase in bicycle transportation and accidents. The Austin Transportation Department requested that Cruise present to the Bicycle Advisory Council on Feb. 21 regarding the video and evidence of other traffic violations by their vehicles. Cruise’s autonomous rideshare services aim to make traveling by car safer and more efficient, said Megan Prichard, vice president of Ridehail at Cruise. Originally started in San Francisco in 2013, Cruise expanded its autonomous rideshare vehicles into Austin in December 2022. “I would have to see how (an autonomous vehicle) performs,” Abu-Ziyadeh said.