Cruise, GM to seek U.S. okay for self-driving vehicle without pedal, steering wheel
(Reuters) – Self-driving automotive maker Cruise acknowledged on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a restricted number of Cruise Origin autos without steering wheels or pedals.
At the an identical time, it is going to withdraw an exemption petition filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in January 2018 trying for approval to deploy a restricted number of comparable autonomous autos primarily based totally on the Chevrolet Bolt platform.
NHTSA, which spent 15 months reviewing the GM petition sooner than trying for public comment, acknowledged Wednesday it “will analysis the model new petition when it is obtained.”
Cruise unveiled the Origin, which solely has two prolonged seats going by each other that will comfortably match 4 passengers, in January. GM plans to begin establishing the Origin in Detroit in late 2021 or early 2022.
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