Cruise is an autonomous vehicle technology company that developed self-driving cars and ride-hailing services powered by artificial intelligence. Founded in 2013 by Kyle Vogt and Dan Kan, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has been a subsidiary of General Motors since its acquisition in 2016. Cruise developed a fully integrated autonomous driving system deployed on modified Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, as well as the Origin, a purpose-built autonomous vehicle designed without a steering wheel or pedals for shared ride-hailing operations. The company's autonomous driving technology combines lidar, radar, cameras, and other sensors with deep learning models for perception, prediction, and planning. The system processes real-time sensor data to detect and classify objects, predict the trajectories of other road users, and compute safe driving paths through complex urban environments. Cruise operated a commercial driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco, allowing members of the public to request fully autonomous rides through the Cruise app. At its peak, the service operated around the clock in the city. However, in October 2023, Cruise suspended all driverless operations following an incident in San Francisco and subsequent regulatory actions by the California Department of Motor Vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In December 2024, General Motors announced it would stop funding Cruise as an independent robotaxi venture, effectively winding down the company's autonomous ride-hailing ambitions. GM indicated plans to redirect the technology toward advanced driver-assistance features for its production vehicles. The Cruise story represents both the promise and challenges of autonomous driving commercialization, with significant technical achievements in urban autonomous navigation tempered by operational and regulatory setbacks.

AI自动化工具

Cruise 通过其在旧金山的无人驾驶打车服务实现了城市运输自动化，24 小时不间断地运营无人驾驶车辆。自主驾驶系统处理所有驾驶任务，包括导航、交通管理、乘客上下车，代表了一个完全自动化的运输工作流程。

AI 研究工具

Cruise 通过开发适用于复杂城市环境的先进感知、预测和规划算法为自主驾驶研究做出了贡献。该公司在传感器融合、行为预测和安全验证方面的技术工作为更广泛的自主驾驶和机器人研究社区提供了可应用的见解。

AI机器人

Cruise 开发了功能类似移动机器人系统的完全自主车辆，使用集成激光雷达、雷达和摄像头传感器套件以及用于实时感知、预测和运动规划的深度学习模型。该公司既制造了改装的自主驾驶雪佛兰 Bolt，也制造了专为无人驾驶运行而设计的 Origin 车型。