Autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has begun mapping out the streets of Dubai ahead of the planned 2023 launch of its robotaxis in the United Arab Emirates city. Cruise, which is backed by GM, sent two cars to fully chart Dubai after a recent AV launch in San Francisco. But are these driverless cabs safe? “Would I get into a robotaxi? I will! I do trust it,” said Cheddar News senior reporter Michelle Castillo, who noted that the move is part of a greater trend toward autonomous vehicles where Cruise faces stiff competition from Google and Amazon. 

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Robotaxi startup ‘Cruise’ begins mapping streets of Dubai

also GM back to driverless car startup cruises now mapping out the streets out of Dubai as it prepares to launch its robo taxi service there next year. This comes just weeks after the GM back company launched robotaxis in san Francisco Cruz has sent to Chevrolet bolts to roll around Dubai to collect data. The United Arab Emirates has a goal of converting 25% of total transportation to driverless by 2030. The company said previously that the Dubai service will use the company's Cruise origins vehicles which has no steering wheels or pedals. I know you've seen something very similar up close and personal Michelle, what do you think about this? So this is definitely a move for the future. It's going to be safer. Just think about the number of people who will be driving drunk less on the road. You don't have to worry about falling asleep behind the wheel. But there are several companies that are in competition to take over as the robot taxi of the future GM screws is one of them. You also have alphabets ways and also the company that I visited recently um, amazon's UC's which I think is applying for public tests in California as of friday. We talked a little bit about it on closing bell now this is all super really interesting um, is would I get into a robot tax, I was gonna ask you that, would you, you've seen it? I would I I do trust it and the thing is because these are all competitors. They have to map out their own maps think about it. G. M. Is not gonna want to rely on google or Apple. Sure, amazon is mapping them their own thing with their own technology, so it's going to be a lot of competing services out there. But these three are in a good position to bring something to the market sooner rather than later.