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Cruise raises $1.35B more from SoftBank Vision Fund and launches a waitlist for a driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco that will run from 11pm to 5am

Cruise is opening up its driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco as the GM subsidiary creeps toward commercialization …

TechCrunch Kirsten Korosec

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  • @olivercameron Oliver Cameron on x
    ✨ Big news: @Cruise is now serving members of the public with fully driverless cars in San Francisco. Many thought this would take decades, but it's happening! We're now scaling & you can be one of the first to try a safer, smoother ride-hail service. Read on to learn how 👇 https…
  • @kvogt Kyle Vogt on x
    1) I'm proud to announce that @Cruise is ready to welcome members of the public into our fully driverless vehicles. Our first few riders certainly had a good time, and we hope you do too. https://twitter.com/...
  • @santisiri @santisiri on x
    companies like @cruise that will generate significant unemployment in the years to come as we transition a to safer automation in the streets should consider investing in universal basic income $ubi. cc @martinvars https://twitter.com/...
  • @phillryu Phill Ryu on x
    Wow, I thought this was several years out at the earliest (self driving taxis in a major city): https://twitter.com/...
  • @olivercameron Oliver Cameron on x
    This is a moment many have worked for 5-10 years for. Members of the public are now—finally—experiencing the safety, comfort, and cost benefits that fully driverless cars bring. I can't wait to welcome you and your family to our @Cruise Rider Community! https://getcruise.com/...
  • @mtbarra Mary Barra on x
    Congratulations to @kvogt and the @Cruise team for opening their waitlist to the public. This is a major step forward and it's great to see the reactions of people experiencing fully driverless rides for the first time. https://twitter.com/...
  • @raywert Ray Wert on x
    So proud of the @Cruise team for taking this next step toward bringing a public self-driving ridehail service to the streets of San Francisco. https://twitter.com/...
  • @hadip @hadip on x
    No driver. Fully electric. Already operational. https://twitter.com/...
  • @patrickmcgee_ Patrick McGee on x
    🚨Big statement from @cruise ceo ⁦@kvogt⁩ “Today we are opening up our driverless cars in San Francisco to the public.” Welcome, Riders - Cruise https://www.getcruise.com/...
  • @jmorse_ Jack Morse on x
    As someone who walks, bikes, scooters, and (yes) sometimes even drives in San Francisco, a private company testing supposedly truly driverless cars on SF streets makes me nervous. https://www.getcruise.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @kvogt Kyle Vogt on x
    2) You can read more about this here, including the additional $1.35 billion investment that the SoftBank Vision Fund is making in Cruise as part of this important milestone. https://getcruise.com/...
  • @cruise @cruise on x
    Today, we're excited to announce an additional $1.35B investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund as we look ahead toward scaling our public self-driving ridehail service. What a way to start the year! 🚀 https://getcruise.com/...
  • @ycombinator @ycombinator on x
    Congratulations @kvogt, @danielkan, and the entire team @Cruise on the major milestone! Today, Cruise (W14) is opening up its driverless cars in San Francisco to the public, in addition to announcing an additional $1.35B investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund 🚗 https://twitter.…
  • @kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
    So cool. Before we left, seeing Cruise vehicles on the streets near our apartment in SF was one of the few things about living in the city that made you feel like you were in an exciting tech hub https://twitter.com/...