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Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)

avcommercialby Cruise

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

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt), a av by Cruise (commercial): 6 verified deployments on record. 3 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 NHTSA recall1 NHTSA investigation

Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) has 1 NHTSA recall and 1 NHTSA investigation on record; no clearances are recorded in the registry.

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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.)
Sources on file
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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.

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (6)

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

  • Verified media addedVerifiedJul 26, 2026

    Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) photo

  • Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026

    105 Minutes of Cruise Fully Autonomous Driving in San Francisco

  • Record createdMay 26, 2026

    Added to the verified registry

  • Incident recordedNov 14, 2024

    Cruise admits a false report to a federal investigation; $500K DOJ deferred-prosecution...

  • Incident recordedSep 30, 2024

    NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5M for failing to fully report the Oct 2023 pedestrian-dragging...

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Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

Regulatory filings (2)

Safety record

7 recalls and 7 incidents on record (2 critical, 6 serious, 4 moderate, 2 minor). Most recent: Nov 2024.

critical
2
serious
6
moderate
4
minor
2
recall
7
regulatory action
3
traffic disruption
2
injury
1
collision
1

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) (14)

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)

  1. 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
  2. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/10/gm-halts-funding-of-robotaxi-development-by-cruise.html
  3. 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.
How much does Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) cost?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)'s price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) from Cruise. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
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.
Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) autonomous or teleoperated?
Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) performing Transports passengers autonomously, with no human in the loop.
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.
Can you buy Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt)?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) is discontinued and no longer sold; its historical record remains on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) approved by regulators?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) has 2 regulatory records on the DEPLOY registry: NHTSA investigation, closed; NHTSA recall (24E-067), recalled. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.
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), Zoox Robotaxi, Ojai, Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS).
How does Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) compare to Waymo Driver (6th gen)?
Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 29 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 80% 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 14 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 7 recalls and 7 incidents on record (2 critical, 6 serious, 4 moderate, 2 minor). Most recent: Nov 2024. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
What happened to Cruise robotaxi?
GM shut down Cruise robotaxi operations in December 2024 after investing over $10 billion. The October 2023 pedestrian-dragging incident in San Francisco was the catalyst. GM pivoted to personal vehicle ADAS instead. Cruise is no longer operating as a robotaxi service.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

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).

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