Cruise is opening up its driverless robotaxi service to the public in San Francisco as the GM subsidiary creeps towards commercialization with a fresh $1.35 billion investment from Softbank Bank Vision Fund.
Softbank had previously committed to investing an additional $1.35 billion, on top of its initial $900 million investment, once Cruise was ready for commercial deployment.
For now, these rides are free and a public waitlist has been set up Tuesday via Cruise’s website. The company said in a blog post Tuesday that members of the public who join the waitlist will not have to sign a non-disclosure agreement before using the service. There were a small group of friends and family who completed rides on Jan 27 and they were under NDA un …
