New smart travel experience: Honda, GM and Cruise jointly create driverless taxis

News on October 19, Honda Motor Co., General Motors Co. and self-driving technology company Cruise recently announced an important cooperation and plan to jointly establish a joint venture to launch a driverless ride-hailing service in Japan in early 2026. .

According to the editor’s understanding, this joint venture is planned to be established in the first half of 2024 and aims to launch a Origin’s driverless ride-hailing service. The service will rely entirely on self-driving technology. Users can request a ride at a designated location through a mobile app, and the self-driving car will safely deliver it to the destination without driver intervention. Payment can also be easily completed through the app.

Cruise Origin is a unique self-driving car. Its unique feature is that it completely abandons the driver's seat and steering wheel of a traditional car, and instead adopts a spacious cabin design that can accommodate 6 passengers. This design aims to provide a new way of travel and is designed to meet the needs of diverse customers such as business travelers, family travelers and tourists. Honda said that this driverless ride-hailing service will bring unprecedented travel convenience and new experiences to Japanese users.

According to the plan, General Motors, Cruise and Honda will first launch the above-mentioned driverless taxi service in central Tokyo in early 2026, and gradually expand to other areas. Initially, the service will launch dozens of Cruise vehicles Origin vehicles, then gradually expanded to 500 vehicles. Cruise currently provides a limited range of driverless ride-hailing services in San Francisco, USA, and Honda announced a US$2 billion investment in Cruise as early as 2018. This cooperation will undoubtedly promote the further development and widespread application of autonomous driving technology.

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