General Motors seeks US approval to deploy a self-driving car without a steering wheel

GM’s Cruise subsidiary has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for permission to put the driverless Cruise Origin into commercial service. Sea trip announced the submission of its petition for approval On Friday, he said the vehicle is “a common zero-emissions electric vehicle that has been intentionally designed from the ground up to operate without a human driver. This means that it does not rely on certain human-centered features, such as a steering wheel or sunshade to operate safely.”

Cruise said its petition, filed with parent company GM, “demonstrates how Origin achieves safety goals for current standards and helps enable AV in the future.” [autonomous vehicle] regulations. Vehicles will be manufactured at General Motors.Zero Factory“Production is expected to begin in late 2022 in Detroit at the GM plant with vehicles delivered in 2023,” Cruz said Friday, Cruz’s Michigan announcement. According to Reuters.

US law Companies are allowed to seek temporary exemptions from safety rules to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles. GM previously sought an exemption for an earlier design based on the Chevy Bolt; NHTSA took public comment Pursuant to a waiver request in early 2019, General Motors withdraw the petition in the year 2020.

Cruz argued that a driverless taxi service using Origin would benefit people who cannot drive or who do not have easy access to transportation. “The Origin will help expand mobility options for seniors, the blind or visually impaired, and other communities that have traditionally faced barriers in accessing reliable transportation,” the company said.

Cruz Take Con in San Francisco

three weeks ago, Cruz has started receiving subscriptions For people who want to ride in a self-driving car in San Francisco. This was a limited publication Licensed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. It uses a self-driving car based on the Chevy Bolt, whose Cruise Origin has not yet been published.

Alphabet’s Waymo division has started offering self-driving car booking service In San Francisco in August 2021. Waymo was already providing the service in Suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona. many of Other companies They’re planning self-driving cars, too.

General Motors is the largest owner of Cruise, which also has investments from SoftBankAnd the HondaAnd the MicrosoftAnd the Walmart. Here’s another view of Cruise Origin from Friday’s announcement: