Cruise Resumes Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Bay Area
Cruise is returning to the Bay Area with manually driven mapping vehicles after a pause in operations following an incident in October 2023, with plans to progress to supervised autonomous testing later this fall.
Published on April 14, 2025
Cruise is set to return to the streets of Sunnyvale and Mountain View this fall after pausing operations following a robotaxi incident in October 2023. Initially, the company will deploy manually driven vehicles for mapping purposes, collecting essential data for the next phase of supervised autonomous testing with up to five vehicles.
This phased approach marks an important step in Cruise’s efforts to reintroduce autonomous vehicle technology in the Bay Area. By restarting its mapping operations in 2024, Cruise aims to ensure a safe transition towards driverless testing, addressing concerns raised by previous incidents and reinforcing its commitment to enhanced safety and reliability.