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GM’s Cruise Prepares to Resume Robotaxi Testing After Halt
- Company is focusing on bringing service to Houston and Dallas
- Cruise’s license was suspended in California after accident
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General Motors Co.’s Cruise autonomous driving unit is nearing the resumption of robotaxi testing in the coming weeks, with Houston and Dallas emerging as potential locations, following the grounding of its fleet last year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The Cruise LLC unit is in talks with officials in several metro areas, including the two Texas cities, about resuming tests on public roads with safety drivers, said two of the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. Before suspending operations over safety concerns in October, the company had hundreds of cars in San Francisco and smaller numbers in Austin, Houston and Phoenix.