GM takes full control of Cruise in autonomous personal vehicle shift


A woman smiles in the back seat of a self-driving Chevy Bolt EV car during a media event by Cruise, GM’s autonomous car unit, in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing the autonomous technology for personal vehicles not robotaxis.

The Detroit automaker said it plans to integrate the Cruise technology into its Super Cruise system, which allows drivers to operate the vehicle hands-off on 750,000 miles of roads in North America and is available on more than 20 GM vehicle models.

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