The future of the automobile is closer. Those of GM have been surprised carrying out a series of tests of a curious artifact, a sophisticated autonomous vehicle, the Robotaxi Cruise Origin. Captured in one of the North American giant’s test centers, these interesting spy photos show a prototype that advances a new form of mobility and 100% electric.
Electric cars will be the future, but urban mobility will also change. Manufacturers bet on the technology of most advanced autonomous driving, that of the sophisticated level 5 for shared mobility solutions. It will be goodbye to conventional taxis or at least that’s how Americans already foresee it. General Motorswho have been surprised doing some first tests of a mobile artifact never seen before.
Its about Robotaxi Cruise Origin 2023, a preview of the futuristic, fully electric taxi concept that has been hunted inside one of the American giant’s testing facilities. The Cruise Origin is a 100% electric model that opens a new paradigm in the sector, and that until now had been seen in a conceptual way in the car shows where the group has been present, but not in real conditions. These spy photos They are the first that this futuristic taxi has been seen, with a design that goes far beyond the avant-garde.
Spy photos Robotaxi Cruise Origin EV 2023
The Cruise Origin has a very square style, having some large vertical doors on the sides to offer wide and comfortable access to an interior that is designed in a lounge format, with two bench seats facing each other, which also allows the occupation of the interior space standing up. However, the pictures also show a row of seats in the middle, which is temporarysince it supports the engineers on board.
In fact, a driver on board can be seen driving the vehicle. Something fundamental in this type of model to avoid an accident, and despite the fact that its entire exterior is Packed with powerful cameras and sensors to recognize traffic and navigate safely. The truth is that the body responsible for safety on board vehicles in the United States, the NHTSA, has confirmed through the Reuters agency that GM has recently applied for permission to test autonomous vehicles without human control some.
A race in which Toyota also has driverless vehicles in Japan, and which represents an important step forward for the development of autonomous driving technology, in which General Motors plan to spend a whopping 2,000 million dollars from this year 2022 onwards. The goal is for the Cruise Origin EV to go on sale in the distant future, after testing on circuits and even in a few years on public roads.