Jan 20, 2021 12:52:00

Microsoft invests in 'Cruise', which develops self-driving cars under GM, to compete with Google's 'Waymo'

Microsoft has invested $ 2 billion in ' Cruise, ' which develops self-driving cars, and has long-term with Cruise and its parent company, GM, to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving cars. Announced that it has formed a strategic relationship.

Cruise and GM team up with Microsoft to commercialize self-driving vehicles --Stories

https://news.microsoft.com/2021/01/19/cruise-and-gm-team-up-with-microsoft-to-commercialize-self-driving-vehicles/

With this relationship building, Cruise will be able to utilize Microsoft's cloud computing platform Azure.

In autonomous driving development, 'Waymo' under the same Alphabet umbrella as Google is considered to be ahead of Cruise, and Cruise is expected to pursue Waymo using Azure.

In addition to Microsoft, Cruise is funded by Honda, Softbank, investment company T.Rowe Price Group and others.

In 2020, Cruise announced the '

Cruise Origin, ' an autonomous vehicle that has neither a steering wheel nor pedals.

However, the service start date and time has been postponed for the self-driving taxi service using such vehicles, and the schedule after the postponement has not been announced.