Cruise's robotaxi service in Japan will initially operate in central Tokyo.
Cruise is set to become one of the first companies in the self-driving technology space to offer a robotaxi service on more than one continent.The service will initially be run in central Tokyo and subsequently expanded to other areas. Testing of prototypes in Japan is due to start next year, pending regulatory approval, Cruise said.The current service still relies on Chevrolet Bolt EVs.
For the service in Japan, Cruise, together with key investors General Motors and Honda, plan to form a local joint venture. Cruise said it initially plans to supply the joint venture with 500 Origin shuttles. The shuttles, which are based on GM's Ultium EV technology and designed to carry up to six passengers, will be built by GM at its Factory Zero plant near Detroit.
Cruise said Japan's cities are ideally suited to robotaxi services, as they are dense and highly populated. The company also said Japan faces a driver shortage, and thus the country has an “important and growing societal” need for a robotaxi service.Cruise Origin previews a future that takes the driver out of electric ride hailing
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