What I've Learned After 26 Rides In A Driverless Cruise Robotaxi

About three weeks ago, I received an email with an access code for an app that allowed me to take rides in a robotaxi. The app comes from Cruise, a startup that was acquired by General Motors in 2016 for just under a billion dollars. With it, I could now use the Cruise robotaxis, which have been operating in San Francisco since August 2021, for myself. What makes them special is that these robotaxis drive driverless. There is no one in the car when it picks up passengers. Thanks to a friend who had been given access to the app a few months earlier, I was able to make my first two trips as early as the beginning of July. I reported on that, especially because two coyotes had crossed our path.