Cruise resumed safety testing in these three cities in June.
The partnership brings together two companies that have fallen behind in the race for autonomous robot taxis to Waymo, a company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet.
“We are excited to partner with Uber to bring the benefits of safe, reliable, autonomous driving to even more people, ushering in a new era of urban mobility,” said Marc Whitten, CEO of Cruise, in a statement.
In the joint statement, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi referred to the company’s position as the “largest mobility and delivery platform.”
Earlier this month, Cruise agreed to recall nearly 1,200 robotaxis, ending a National Transportation Safety Board investigation into unnecessary braking. The NTSB says those problems have since been “addressed with software updates designed to reduce the risk of unexpected braking, including through improvements in perception, prediction and planning.”
Cruise’s safety concerns also centered on the vehicles’ behavior toward pedestrians on roads, including crosswalks, in some situations. The NTSB had previously raised concerns that Cruise’s vehicles did not exercise the necessary level of caution.
