HOUSTON — Just weeks after launching driverless rideshare services in Houston, Cruise is pausing operations across the entire country.
A spokesperson said the decision isn't due to any sort of regulatory decision even though the feds recently launched an investigation into the company after two crashes.
Instead, Cruise said it was taking a proactive approach to rebuild public trust.
Full statement:
"The most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust. Part of this involves taking a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise, even if it means doing things that are uncomfortable or difficult.
"In that spirit, we have decided to proactively pause driverless operations across all of our fleets while we take time to examine our processes, systems, and tools and reflect on how we can better operate in a way that will earn public trust. This is not related to any new on-road incidents, and our supervised AV operations will continue.
"We think it’s the right thing to do during a period when we need to be extra vigilant when it comes to risk, relentlessly focused on safety, and taking steps to rebuild public trust."