In a multi-year partnership, General Motors-owned Cruise is to supply its autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform.

The companies plan to launch the partnership next year with a dedicated number of Chevy Bolt-based autonomous vehicles. Once launched, when an Uber rider requests a qualifying ride on the Uber app, they may be presented with the option to have that trip fulfilled by a Cruise autonomous vehicle.

“Cruise is on a mission to leverage driverless technology to create safer streets and redefine urban life,” said Marc Whitten, CEO of Cruise. “We are excited to partner with Uber to bring the benefits of safe, reliable, autonomous driving to even more people, unlocking a new era of urban mobility.”

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO, added: “As the largest mobility and delivery platform, we believe Uber can play an important role in helping to safely and reliably introduce autonomous technology to consumers and cities around the world. We’re thrilled to partner with Cruise and look forward to launching next year.”

Uber (uber.com) started in 2010, and has since then made more than 52 billion trips.

As of June 2024, Cruise (getcruise.com) has resumed supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix, Houston and Dallas, in addition to its ongoing testing in Dubai. Majority owned by General Motors since 2016, Cruise has received funding from other companies and investors, including Honda, Microsoft, T Rowe Price and Walmart.