GM’s Cruise restarting robotaxis in Arizona

General Motors’ autonomous vehicle (AV) and robotaxi subsidiary Cruise is apparently preparing to restart its robotaxi operations following an official halt last year, this time in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bloomberg cites two unnamed sources saying Phoenix was chosen because the metropolitan government was among the most receptive to the idea of Cruise operations restarting there, while Cruise AVs are already there, making resumption simpler, says GM Authority.

Phoenix is one of 20 major locations where Cruise has been negotiating with local authorities to get its robotaxis back on the streets after being out of action since mid-November 2023 when even supervised rides with a safety driver on board each robotaxi were indefinitely suspended, GM Authority says.

The robotaxis’ return follows a safety review in the US.