General Motors Acquires Cruise for Undisclosed Sum
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Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=324b6155-5874-4dff-bbab-572b6fc20d02
Date 3/14/2016
Company Name Cruise
Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA
Company Description Cruise has built the first highway autopilot system that installs on your existing vehicle. It uses sensors and advanced machine vision technology to keep you in your lane and a safe distance from the car in front of you.
M&A Terms The Cruise acquisition will help further GM’s automation goals. Though Cruise will remain operationally independent, GM President Dan Ammann tells TechCrunch the car maker intends to integrate Cruise’s technology within its fleet of vehicle brands as soon as possible. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the companies.