Uber Partners With Cruise to Deliver Driverless Rides From Next Year

The deal was made shortly after Cruise agreed to recall nearly 1,200 self-driving cars.

A Cruise autonomous car waits at an intersection in downtown San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023. Jason Blair/The Epoch Times

Uber is teaming up with General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, Cruise, to offer users autonomous vehicles on the ride-hailing platform, the two companies announced on Aug. 22.

Uber and Cruise said in a statement that the companies will launch the “multiyear strategic partnership” on an unspecified date next year and use Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles.