Cruise · robotaxi
Cruise Origin
A boxy, shared-ride shuttle-style robotaxi revealed in San Francisco in 2020 and engineered with Honda. It never entered public service.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingDriverless tests only
- Fleet
- 2023Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
One of the first purpose-built six-seat robotaxis with no steering wheel or pedals to reach pre-production.
Real-world use
A small batch of pre-commercial vehicles was built before GM paused production in November 2023; GM scrapped the Origin in mid-2024, and a planned Honda service in Tokyo did not go ahead.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2020-01
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
CruiseCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Limited testing in San Francisco and a prototype in Tokyo (2022)
- Fleet
- small pre-commercial batch only (GM, 2023)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every Cruise (General Motors) with Honda vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Cruise OriginCruise (General Motors) with Honda |  Argo AI third-generation test vehicle (Ford Fusion Hybrid)Argo AI with FordSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  BotRide (Hyundai KONA Electric)Pony.ai with Hyundai and ViaSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  May Mobility Lexus RX 450hMay MobilitySame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2020-01 | 2019 | 2019-10-25 | 2021 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
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