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Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Austin

Cruise's driverless robotaxi, based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which operated without a human safety driver in San Francisco commercial service from 2023 until driverless operations ended after the October 2, 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident. (Cruise also developed the purpose-built, steering-wheel-free Origin, which was shelved.) In December 2024 GM defunded the Cruise robotaxi business, consolidated the unit in-house, and redirected the autonomous technology toward personal-vehicle advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) rather than robotaxis (GM SEC 8-K, December 2024). Classified research to reflect that current direction; the commercial-era San Francisco deployment records preserve the historical service state.

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) by Cruise · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Robotaxis

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Cruise offered paid driverless robotaxi rides in central Austin, bookable in the Cruise app, from December 2022. Service stopped in the October 2023 nationwide pause and never resumed; Cruise confirmed in a February 2025 letter to users that it would not relaunch its ridehail service. The pilot did not convert.

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
mass 100 999

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Safety record

2 recalls and 1 incident on record (1 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Sep 2024.

serious
1
moderate
2
recall
2
regulatory action
1

Most recent: Sep 2024

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Incidents on record (3)

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)
Company
Cruise
Location
United States/Texas/Austin
Operator
Cruise
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2023-01-01
ID
74369c9e-700d-49b1-b962-d415d13d7427

Timeline

  1. Jan 2023
    First recorded
    Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) first documented operating at Austin.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. Cruise soft-launches robotaxi rides in Phoenix and Austin · https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/20/cruise-soft-launches-robotaxi-rides-in-phoenix-and-austin/ · 2022-12-20
  2. No more Cruise robotaxis · https://www.fox7austin.com/news/no-more-cruise-robotaxis-general-motors-acquisition · 2025-02-04
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
unclassified
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Common questions

What is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at Austin?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), built by Cruise, is recorded as a deployment at Austin on the DEPLOY registry. Cruise operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Austin?
Cruise, the manufacturer of Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at Austin go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at Austin still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at Austin?
3 active incidents affecting this deployment are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Austin safe?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Austin has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 2 recalls and 1 incident on record (1 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Sep 2024. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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