GM’s Cruise will offer robotaxis on Uber’s platform starting next year | CNN Business

Reuters  — 

Cruise will offer its autonomous vehicles on Uber’s platform starting next year, the companies said on Thursday, as the General Motors-backed robotaxi firm attempts a comeback.

The multi-year partnership will allow Uber riders to choose a trip using a Cruise autonomous vehicle, they said. Shares of GM rose 1.3% in extended trading, while Uber fell 1.5%.

Uber has been offering driverless cars in Phoenix on its platform since October last year through a partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo, which has about 700 vehicles in its fleet and is the only U.S. firm operating uncrewed robotaxis that collect fares.

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