Robot model
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)
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…
- Manufacturer
- Cruise
- Form factor
- av
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- discontinued
- Deployments
- 6
discontinuedDiscontinued. The product or service is no longer actively pursued by the maker.
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Verified deployments
- 6 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Key facts
Form factor
av
Base vehicle
Chevrolet Bolt EV
Autonomy level
driverless (no human safety driver)
Operating location
San Francisco
Service period
2023 until October 2, 2023
Specs
Autonomy level
driverless (no human safety driver)
Data & sources
Company filings
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Availability and pricing
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Price
- Not publicly disclosed
- Units in field
- Not disclosed
- Sales model
- Not disclosed
- Lead time
- Not disclosed
Accountability: Cruise has a Claim Integrity of 0% (0 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Deployments (6)
Cruise began robotaxi testing and data collection in Miami in July 2023.
Cruise conducted supervised (safety-driver) robotaxi testing and mapping in Dallas, resuming in June 2024 toward a planned driverless taxi service.
Cruise opened paid driverless robotaxi service in Houston on October 12, 2023, covering roughly 11 square miles nightly.
Cruise offered paid driverless robotaxi rides in central Austin, bookable in the Cruise app, from December 2022.
Cruise soft-launched paid driverless robotaxi rides in Phoenix in December 2022.
Cruise ran paid driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco, with 24/7 operations approved in August 2023.
Recent activity
- CreatedMay 26, 2026
Regulatory filings (2)
- nhtsa_investigationnhtsa investigation · us_nhtsaclosed2024-09-30
Applicant: Cruise
- 24E-067nhtsa recall · us_nhtsarecalled2024-08-09
Applicant: Cruise
Safety record
1 recall and 4 incidents on record (1 critical, 2 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Nov 2024.
Most recent: Nov 2024
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) (5)
- Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution agreement2024-11-14 · Regulatory action
- NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging crash2024-09-30 · Regulatory action
- Cruise recalls its entire 1,194-vehicle fleet over unexpected hard braking2024-08-22 · Recall
- Cruise driverless robotaxi dragged a pedestrian ~20 feet in San Francisco2023-10-02 · Injury
Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
- CBS: Chevrolet Bolt autonomous EV dragged pedestrian ~20 feet at ~7 mph · https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/nhtsa-robotaxi-cruise-pay-penalty-failing-report-san-francisco-crash-involving-pedestrian/ · 2024-11-12
- https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/10/gm-halts-funding-of-robotaxi-development-by-cruise.html
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312524274336/d917047dex991.htm
Common questions
- What is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)?
- 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.
- Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)?
- Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is made by Cruise, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2013.
- Where is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) deployed?
- 6 verified deployments of Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Miami, Dallas, Houston.
- What are alternatives to Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) include Waymo Driver 6th-gen, Apollo RT6, Nuro Autonomous Prius, Robotaxi GXR.
- How does Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) compare to Waymo Driver 6th-gen?
- Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) and Waymo Driver 6th-gen (Waymo · 15 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) has 6 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) a top av?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) ranks in roughly the top 36% of av models tracked by the registry.
- What is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)'s maturity stage?
- Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) still being made?
- Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is discontinued: the product line is permanently ceased; historical records remain on the registry.
- Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) safe?
- Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) has 5 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall and 4 incidents on record (1 critical, 2 serious, 2 moderate). Most recent: Nov 2024. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-28
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: discontinued
Architectural position
Cohort: av
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt).Recent coverage
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) in third-party press
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In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Toyota’s electric SUV clears 17,500 sales, outpacing the Land Cruiser and key EV rivals
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Tenways Wayfarer cruiser e-bike bundle at new $1,649 low ($827 off), Jackery July 4th power station sale, Aiper, Greenworks, more
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Here Is How Russia’s Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Actually Works
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GM restarts driverless car program more than a year after Cruise robotaxi incident
GM rebooting Cruise robotaxi business a year after folding it. Rebranding and relaunching with new safety protocols.
GM Shuts Down Cruise Division
GM abruptly shut down Cruise autonomous car division. Days before planned driver-out launch in Houston. Refocusing on Super Cruise.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/cruise-av.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/dfa7309e-7258-4202-8902-3b6abf10533c
- Revision history: /models/cruise-av/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Buyer-facing pricing: deploy.report/price/cruise-av
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DEPLOY Intelligence Score
45.5/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 10, 2026
Intelligence layer