Cruise Robotaxis Return To the Bay Area Nearly One Year After Pedestrian Crash

Cruise is returning to the streets of Sunnyvale and Mountain View for the first time since it paused operations in the Bay Area after a robotaxi struck a pedestrian in October 2023. From a report: The company said Thursday that it will put 'several' vehicles driven by humans in the two cities that will initially perform mapping. The company said it hopes to progress to supervised AV testing of up to five robotaxis 'later this fall.'

'Resuming testing in the Bay Area is an important step forward as we continue to work closely with California regulators and local stakeholders,' the company said in a post on X. 'This will allow our local employees to engage directly with our product as they refine and improve our tech through R&D.' The decision to bring Cruise's autonomous Chevy Bolts back to the Bay Area comes just a few months after the company reached a settlement with California's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). As part of that deal, Cruise paid a $112,500 fine for failing to provide full information about the October 2023 crash.

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