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General Motors’s driverless Cruise vehicles overcame roadblocks from some San Francisco officials to earn a commercial permit on Thursday, becoming the first commercial, driverless ride-hailing service in a major city in the United States.
Cruise obtained the permit to operate commercially despite objections from some in law enforcement, with fire, police, and transit officials expressing concern that the cars could cause bodily harm. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the San Francisco permit in a 4-0 vote on Thursday.
“We are laser-focused on launching our ride-hail product in San Francisco and have announced Dubai as our first international market,” a Cruise spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
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All of Cruise’s vehicles will reach maximum speeds of 30 miles per hour and only operate from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The vehicles will not be allowed to operate when weather conditions include heavy rain, heavy fog, heavy smoke, hail, sleet, or snow, according to the commission.
The company will “gradually” offer transportation via all 30 of its driverless, all-electric vehicles, the spokesperson added. Passengers can expect Cruise’s fares to be “comparable and competitive to traditional ridehail pricing.”
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Cruise submitted its application for the permit in November 2021 and began offering free test rides to the public in February.
