Founded Year

2013

Stage

Asset Sale | AssetsPurchased

Total Raised

$11.919B

Revenue

$0000 

About Cruise

Cruise develops autonomous vehicle technology within the automotive industry. It offers self-driving vehicles equipped with sensors, cameras, and in-car computers. It serves the urban mobility sector with its vehicles. It was founded in 2013 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. In February 2025, Cruise filed for bankruptcy.

Headquarters Location

333 Brannan Street

Detroit, Michigan, 48232,

United States

888-914-9661

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Latest Cruise News

黄仁勋投了个复旦学霸

Sep 5, 2025

车开得少了,事故却多了,这是怎么一回事? 人命关天,Everyone lives matter。巨大的舆论争议下,各大机构和相关的研究团队很快展开了后续调查,并找到了这样的数据:2021年,全美能够统计到的汽车出行中,有52%的出行距离不到3英里,有28%的不到1英里。同时,超过50公里的长距离出行占比不到1%。进一步分析这些短途出行,研究人员们发现大部分出行都是前往当地的商业区进行购物、娱乐、聚会。尤其是对于那些已经成家立业的人来说,88%的美国家庭每周至少一次会开车往返大型的商业区。 一系列数据整理下来,答案逐渐清晰:虽然在疫情的影响下,人们减少了出行旅游的需求,但是基本衣食住行、吃喝玩乐永远是刚需,这就让越来越多的汽车出行集中在商场、超市这样的人员密集区域。再加上人是会累的、眼睛是会疲劳的,注意力总是会不集中的,而疫情的存在放大了这一因素,交通事故的风险也就随之成倍增加了。 于是在那一年NHTSA推出了一项“全民道路安全”计划,将在五年内投资高达60亿美元,用于各项能够减少交通事故的工作,其中7.4亿美元将用来投资相关的安全技术提升。时任NHTSA副局长史蒂文·克里夫发出了这样的呼吁:“我们的交通正在发生一场迫在眉睫的危机,需要所有人——地方政府、汽车制造商和驾驶员——的参与。” 也正是那一年,“人为因素”更少、看起来更便于大数据管理的无人驾驶迎来了一段前所未有的红利期:比如无人驾驶独角兽Cruise,就在2022年完成了被收购前的最后一次外部融资,软银把手中的股份卖给了通用汽车,估值超过了300亿美元;比如谷歌孵化了超过10年的无人驾驶项目Waymo就2022年启动了载人试运行,并于年底正式拿到了洛杉矶的出租车营运许可证。 在这波革命性的创业潮里,还有一位中国小伙子的身影,他所创办的Nuro已经成为了自动驾驶领域的超级独角兽,2021年巅峰时期估值一度高达86亿美元(约合人民币614.35亿元)。而最近,他又争取到了Uber和英伟达的支持,顺利完成了E轮系列融资,在这一轮中拿到了2.03亿美元(约合14.5亿元人民币)——算上这笔钱,Nuro自成立以来已经累计融资23亿美元(约合人民币164亿元)。 (黄仁勋在Nuro汽车旁边接受采访,图源:朱佳俊的社媒) 从复旦学霸到硅谷天才 这位抓住红利的中国小伙子名叫朱佳俊,是一位非常“标准”的硅谷华人精英: 朱佳俊。来源:nuro官网 朱佳俊从小就接受了非常良好的“技能培养”,从7岁开始学美术,先后取得过上海市的室外写生比赛一等奖、全国的油画比赛二等奖;上中学之后,他开始表现出数学、物理方面的天赋,把发明交流电的传奇科学家尼古拉·特斯拉视为偶像,自己编写了一段“画函数图形”的程序来帮自己做作业;高中毕业后,他如愿考入了复旦大学计算机系,并开始全面兑现天赋,大三就开发出了一款音乐协作软件,拿到了微软创新杯全球学生软件大赛的中国区亚军,拿到了微软研究院的实习机会。 从时间线上来看,朱佳俊的创业故事,也是一部标准的硅谷精英奋斗史: 本科毕业之后,朱佳俊前往弗吉尼亚大学攻读计算机科学的硕士学位,并在读书期间积极参与了各项学术交流活动,也随之迎来了他的人生转折点——在参加SIGGRAPH(一个面向计算机图形学和交互技术的学术论坛)期间,他被谷歌展台迷得走不动道,久久不愿意离场,成功地引起了谷歌参展成员之一、谷歌街景团队的创始人卢奇·维森特(Luc Vincent)的好奇。 朱佳俊对卢奇说,自己的课题方向,就是“通过分析平面照片还原图中建筑物的位置和3D结构”。卢奇对朱佳俊说,你的方向很符合谷歌街景的需求,但谷歌街景不仅仅满足于呈现“3D世界”,未来还将涉足一个叫“人工智能”的领域,让谷歌街景呈现的世界更智能、更生动,“如果你有兴趣,毕业之后可以来谷歌看看,这是我的名片”。 3个月后,完成了课题答辩的朱佳俊给卢奇发了一封邮件,顺利拿到了谷歌的实习机会。卢奇则在实习的第一天,就把谷歌街景的所有关键数据都扔给了朱佳俊,告诉他“一切自己看着办,没有特定的任务”。 接着就像所有传奇的创业故事那样,伯乐巧识千里马,刘备草庐遇孔明。卢奇的充分信任,换来了超预期的惊喜,朱佳俊用3周时间开发了一款名为”click-to-go”的插件,大大优化了谷歌街景用户们的使用体验。在此之前,用户其实没办法用谷歌街景完成“赛博散步”,无法从一个街景前往另一个街景,只能通过软件给予的一个既定箭头来选择前进方向,非常死板。有了“click-to-go”之后,图中任意点都可以变成起点或者终点。 这个插件彻底打动了卢奇,实习offer直接变成了工作offer。朱佳俊也在充分思考后,接受了卢奇的邀请,放弃弗吉尼亚大学的研究生课程,正式加入了谷歌,在谷歌X实验室(Google X Lab)中任职。 在X实验室,朱佳俊能够接触很多前沿项目,例如Project Glass(智能眼镜)、Self-Driving Car(自动驾驶汽车)。他在其中负责“感知”部分的技术开发,领导着一支名为“Crystal ball”(水晶球)的仿真团队,后来正是这支团队写下了谷歌的无人驾驶项目Waymo的第一版感知系统,朱佳俊也因此成为了Waymo成立时的核心五人组之一。 而在X实验室中,还有另外一支负责视觉、预测和场景理解技术开发的团队,名为“Magic”,负责人是戴夫·弗格森(Dave Ferguson)。在Waymo起步阶段,他同样成为了核心五人组成员,承担了大量的开发任务,并和朱佳俊成为了无话不谈的好朋友——而这也是Nuro创业故事的起点: 2016年,在成功开发出“世界上第一款能够在公共道路上实现完全无人驾驶的汽车”后,谷歌决定将无人驾驶项目拆分出来,以Waymo为名,成立了一家同属于母公司Alphabet的独立实体。在架构调整中,他们给朱佳俊和戴夫这些核心成员提供了两个选择,要么和Waymo签下一份8年的劳动合同,继续领导团队,要么拿一笔遣散费离开团队另谋高就。 朱佳俊和戴夫都选择了后者,他们分别都拿到了4000万美元的“遣散费”。几周之后,这笔钱成为了他俩创业的启动资金,Nuro正式成立。据说,这个名字来自于阿拉伯语“Nur”,意为“天使之光”。我认为这个说法可信度很高,因为Nuro官网上的slogan也表达了这一层含义:“让所有人、所有道路、所有旅程,都能享受自动驾驶”。

Cruise Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • When was Cruise founded?

    Cruise was founded in 2013.

  • Where is Cruise's headquarters?

    Cruise's headquarters is located at 333 Brannan Street, Detroit.

  • What is Cruise's latest funding round?

    Cruise's latest funding round is Asset Sale.

  • How much did Cruise raise?

    Cruise raised a total of $11.919B.

  • Who are the investors of Cruise?

    Investors of Cruise include General Motors, SoftBank, GM Financial, Walmart, Honda and 33 more.

  • Who are Cruise's competitors?

    Competitors of Cruise include Pony.ai, WeRide, Vay, NoTraffic, VUERON Technology and 7 more.

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