Deployment

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Houston

Name: Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Houston
Start: 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Houston

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 opened paid driverless robotaxi service in Houston on October 12, 2023, covering roughly 11 square miles nightly. It was shut down 14 days later in the October 26, 2023 nationwide pause and never resumed. The pilot did not convert.

Exposure

Customer segment: logistics
Scale tier: mass 100 999

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Safety record

3 recalls on record (1 critical, 2 serious). Most recent: Aug 2024.

critical: 1
serious: 2

Most recent: Aug 2024

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents on record (3)

Software May Cause Unexpected Braking2024-08-09 · Recall
Cruise recalls 950 ADS units (NHTSA 23E-086) over post-crash pullover behavior2023-11-07 · Recall
ADS Software Error May Cause Crash2023-04-03 · Recall

Direct incidents recorded against this deployment. Retracted incidents are excluded here but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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/Houston
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: 752b5aea-3034-4b7b-ae1b-9ed85c68956a

Timeline

Jan 2023
First recorded
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) first documented operating at Houston.
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)

Cruise opens robotaxi service in Houston · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/12/cruise-opens-robotaxi-service-in-houston/ · 2023-10-12
Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations · https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/26/cruise-pauses-all-driverless-robotaxi-operations-to-rebuild-public-trust/ · 2023-10-26

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

2: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Common questions

What is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at Houston?

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), built by Cruise, is recorded as a deployment at Houston on the DEPLOY registry. Cruise operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Houston?

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 Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston?

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 Houston safe?

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at Houston has 3 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 3 recalls on record (1 critical, 2 serious). Most recent: Aug 2024. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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