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Cruise Self-Driving Systems Quiz
Review Cruise's robotaxi history, Origin design, post-collision software recall, California permit scope, and GM's announced personal-vehicle strategy.
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Which automaker acquired Cruise in 2016 and announced full ownership in February 2025?
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- Which automaker acquired Cruise in 2016 and announced full ownership in February 2025?
- General Motors
- Ford
- Toyota
- Volkswagen
- What was the Cruise Origin?
- A LiDAR sensor model
- A mapping software suite
- A purpose-built shuttle with no steering wheel or pedals
- A simulation tool
- What event in October 2023 triggered Cruise's regulatory crisis?
- A funding shortfall
- A vehicle dragging a pedestrian after a collision
- A software open-sourcing
- A merger with Waymo
- What software behavior did Cruise's November 2023 recall identify in certain pedestrian-collision circumstances?
- Failing to show a music playlist
- Automatically replacing every camera with radar
- Treating all roads as closed after sunset
- Selecting a pullover maneuver when remaining stationary was the appropriate response
- What did GM decide about the Cruise robotaxi business in December 2024?
- Doubled its funding
- Sold it to Tesla
- Stopped funding it and refocused on driver-assistance
- Launched it nationwide
- What does the Cruise case suggest safety reporting must distinguish?
- Observed vehicle behavior, regulatory permission, and announced business plans
- Treating announced plans as proof of deployed driverless capability
- Treating supervised testing permission as unrestricted driverless deployment permission
- Judging post-collision safety solely from successful ordinary trips
- Which Cruise permission did California DMV say was unaffected by its October 24, 2023 suspension?
- Driverless deployment
- Driverless testing
- Every form of autonomous operation without qualification
- Testing with a safety driver
- What did GM's February 2025 full-ownership announcement say Cruise would collaborate on?
- A nationwide relaunch of the Cruise robotaxi service
- Autonomous and assisted-driving technology for personal vehicles
- Replacing every GM vehicle with an Origin shuttle
- Ending all work on driving assistance
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