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Welcome, Riders

Feb 1st, 2022

Welcome, Riders

Blog post

by Kyle Vogt, Interim CEO, CTO, and Co-founder

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Today we are opening up our driverless cars in San Francisco to the
public.


I'm still surprised I can even write those words -- this moment really
snuck up on me. I work on these cars every day, and I've seen every
inch of progress. Just 3 months ago I took the first-ever fully
driverless ride in a major US city, and it was incredible. When
Sourdough arrived, with no one inside, and took me for a quiet ride
through the streets of SF, it became clear to me that we've built
something very special. Now it's time for us to share it.


We're opening a sign-up page on our site today so you can get a
driverless ride soon -- and free, for now! We're starting with a small
number of users and will ramp up as we make more cars available, so
sign up now to lock in an early spot.


Over the past several weeks Cruise employees have been taking rides
every single night. Even our friends from GM came out and took a
ride. They rode in Tostada and Disco which both performed flawlessly.
Each car has a unique name, but the experience is consistent and
predictable. From app to pickup to dropoff, these amazing vehicles
just work. Check out this video of some of the first public riders.
As you can see, most people experience childlike delight during the
first ride, but then the ride quickly becomes boring (as it should).
Brilliantly boring. One of them even fell asleep.


We have one other piece of news to share. The SoftBank Vision Fund
initially invested $900 million in Cruise in 2018. They agreed to
invest an additional $1.35 billion when we started operating fully
driverless cars. I'm pleased to announce we've officially hit that
milestone! This additional capital will help us expand our
world-class team and quickly scale this technology across SF and into
more communities. 


Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, called her first driverless ride "surreal"
and "a highlight of her career" as an engineer. I feel exactly the
same way and can't wait for you to try it for yourself. There's no
better place for us to start than in San Francisco, a place where
thinking big is encouraged regardless of how outrageous your ideas
may seem. Thank you Cruisers, and thank you San Francisco.

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