Cruise
Self-driving cars.
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Cruise is building the world’s most advanced, all-electric, self-driving car technology to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about. Self-driving cars will help save lives, reimagine cities, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings. Acquired by GM in 2016.
Latest News
Cruise’s CEO says self-driving cars will soon take over roads | Fortune
Mar 16, 2023
Upset by high prices, GM’s Cruise develops its own chips for self-driving cars | Reuters
Sep 19, 2022
Cruise, loaded with another $1.35B from Softbank, opens up driverless ride-hailing to the public – TechCrunch
Feb 01, 2022
Cruise lays out its plan for ‘how’ it will make robotaxis a reality – TechCrunch
Nov 05, 2021
Active Founders
Kyle Vogt, CEO
Kyle started Cruise in 2013, eventually selling it to GM for $1 billion. He stayed on and led Cruise to a $30 billion valuation, over $7 billion in investment, and 250,000 fully driverless rides delivered. Kyle also co-founded Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Socialcam (acquired by Autodesk), and Justin.tv. Kyle studied computer science and electrical engineering at MIT.
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Daniel Kan, COO