Cruise begins rider-only driverless rides in San Francisco
Cruise completed its first San Francisco robotaxi ride with no human aboard before pickup, then began limited rider-only service for employees and selected unpaid public participants under nighttime operating restrictions.
TOWARD DOOM48confidence 96/100
Why it moved the index
Actual rider-only operation on complex public streets materially advanced consequential physical autonomy beyond supervised testing, although access, hours, speed, and geography remained restricted.
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- R1Toward 48 · confidence 96
New exact-timestamp evidence of Cruise's first passenger ride with no safety driver aboard and the start of limited rider-only operation.
12 Aug 2026