Bloomberg reports that Cruise is preparing to resume service on public roads “in the coming weeks” — possibly in Houston and Dallas, where the company previously operated — but with safety drivers in the seats. Service was suspended in October after one of its autonomous cars struck and dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.
Cruise spokesman Pat Morrissey said in a statement:
“We have not set a timeline for deployment. Our goal is to relaunch in one city with manually driven vehicles and supervised testing as soon as possible once we have taken steps to rebuild trust with regulators and the public. We are in the process of meeting with officials in select markets to gather information, share updates and rebuild trust.”
Since the SF incident, Cruise’s license to operate in California was suspended, several top executives have left, and the company has let go almost a quarter of its workforce.
