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Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at San Francisco

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 · Machine verified · Robotaxis

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Cruise ran paid driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco, with 24/7 operations approved in August 2023. After the October 2, 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident, the California DMV suspended Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits effective October 24, 2023. Cruise paused nationwide and never resumed paid service; GM ended funding for the robotaxi business in December 2024. The pilot did not convert to a sustained commercial deployment.

Key facts

Operator
Cruise (GM subsidiary)
Fleet
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) driverless vehicles
Coverage
San Francisco
Start
First driverless ride Nov 2021; open to public Feb 2022
Status
Ended after Oct 2, 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident
Regulatory
Operated under CPUC driverless deployment permit; CA DMV suspended driverless permits, CPUC suspended testing permit
Technology
Driverless (no safety driver) commercial robotaxi service

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Oct 2023.

critical
1

Most recent: Oct 2023

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Incidents on record (1)

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

Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)
Company
Cruise
Location
United States/California/San Francisco
Operator
Cruise
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2021-11-01
ID
8cc5494e-c5c6-401a-b67f-b5fd7338e8af

Timeline

  1. Nov 2021
    First recorded
    Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) first documented operating at San Francisco.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. 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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Verifications (1)

  • Machine verified by DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5 re-verification)2026-05-30

    Evidence: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312524274336/d917047dex991.htm (SEC filing)

    asOf
    2026-05-30
    basis
    Cruise SF robotaxi service ENDED: driverless operations halted after the Oct 2, 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident; GM defunded the Cruise robotaxi business Dec 2024 (SEC 8-K). Confirms existing ended status (historical, preserved per the active/retired split rule).
    status
    ended

Sources (11)

  1. Cruise: Sept 2021 CA DMV driverless permit, Nov 2021 first ride, Feb 2022 public, Oct 2023 suspension · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_(autonomous_vehicle) · 2026-01-01
  2. CBS: DMV suspended permits; Cruise pulled cars nationwide · https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/nhtsa-robotaxi-cruise-pay-penalty-failing-report-san-francisco-crash-involving-pedestrian/ · 2024-11-12
  3. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/cruise-gets-green-light-for-commercial-robotaxis-in-san-francisco.html
  4. https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/24/cruises-driverless-autonomous-cars-start-giving-rides-to-paying-passengers/
  5. https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/all-news/cpuc-approves-permits-for-cruise-and-waymo-to-charge-fares-for-passenger-service-in-sf-2023
  6. https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/dmv-immediately-suspends-cruises-robotaxi-permit-in-california/
  7. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/cruise-llc-driverless-robotaxis-california-dmv-suspends-permits/
  8. https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2024/dec/1210-gm.html
  9. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/10/gm-halts-funding-of-robotaxi-development-by-cruise.html
  10. DMV statement on Cruise LLC suspension · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/news-and-media/dmv-statement-on-cruise-llc-suspension/ · 2023-10-24
  11. GM to stop funding its Cruise robotaxi business · https://fortune.com/2024/12/10/general-motors-stop-funding-cruise-robotaxi-business/ · 2024-12-10
Methodology: Verified · 11 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: discontinued

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

4
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
secondary-established-publication
Established publication
2
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication
1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base
1
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
1
primary-regulatory-filing
Regulatory filing

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Methodology surface for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at San Francisco.

Common questions

What is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at San Francisco?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), built by Cruise, is recorded as a deployment at San Francisco on the DEPLOY registry. Cruise operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at San Francisco?
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 San Francisco go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployment at San Francisco 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 San Francisco?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at San Francisco safe?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) at San Francisco has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 critical). Most recent: Oct 2023. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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