General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary Cruise introduced us to its first-ever “Spokesvehicle” this week – a self-driving Chevy Bolt EV nicknamed Poppy.
To celebrate Poppy’s introduction, Cruise has released a short film that dramatizes Poppy’s experience at Cruise thus far and also serves as a “love letter” to Cruise’s hometown of San Francisco. The film follows Poppy’s typical workday as she attempts to navigate San Francisco’s busy, congested streets all while recording important data and relaying it back to Cruise engineers.
Meet Poppy, one of our favorite self-driving vehicles who’s making friends across #SanFrancisco. Follow her adventures @PoppyTheAV on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. #PoppyAndTheCity
🎬 Watch the full-length version here: https://t.co/bZgcGPz6zB pic.twitter.com/Jhyl2F6E8a
— cruise (@Cruise) August 10, 2021
Cruise used AVs like Poppy to deliver meals to some of San Francisco’s less fortunate residents last year at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is also depicted in the short 2 minute and 30 second clip.
Cruise says five years of “nonstop driving” has made Poppy “a local’s local,” on San Francisco streets, giving her in-depth knowledge of the vibrant West Coast city. Going forward, she’ll be sharing her unique knowledge of San Francisco through her dedicated Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok pages, spreading Cruise’s message of safer, less congested streets in the process.
Cruise is currently testing pre-production prototype examples of its Cruise Origin robotaxi at GM’s Milford Proving Ground in Michigan. The Origin is expected to enter production at the Factory Zero plant next year and will be deployed on public streets shortly thereafter. The Origin will enable Cruise to launch a ride-hailing service akin to Uber or Lyft, giving customers the ability to call up a driverless robotaxi using a smartphone app.
In the meantime, be sure to check out the short film starring Poppy the AV embedded just below.
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Comments
How precious! Perhaps we can get some coloring books and crayons to enhance this nursery-school like promotion.
I think a more appropriate name for this heap would be “Poopey”
I love how mad this article makes you 😂
It doesn’t make me mad, just disgusted. This is the best marketing campaign gm could come up with?
Am I the only one who caught the Biden bumper sticker on the store window ? Guess Chevy has cast their vote ! Hey Mary, hope you and poopy end up in the same place, down the toilet !
You are the only one who cares
Mike,
I am a woke spokesvehicle! I like keeping up with the times?
Can’t we be friends? I’ve made friends all over San Francisco, Im sure we could be friends too!
Dear Poppy:
I always viewed the Bolt EV as rather a kind of a ‘chick ride’, so thanks for confirming it.
I traded my 2017 EV in for a more masculine looking 2022 BOLT EUV. Your Big Brother EUV has somewhat more usable room, and does not come in pink. I’m glad I made the trade – no offense!
Hun i’d be glad to give a comment! Its so cute; this is coming from a seventy year old disabled retired widowed woman. Who has cancer, her brain is killing her body. She can’t see to good any more and has seizures. Walking with a walker and not to fast. To expensive in using cabs/🚕 so this would be a true blessing for us old farts and Veterans Amen. I see this as a Blessing for me. Bring it on to Modesto Calif. Dial a ride is great but you have to wait for hours to get back home? Hazel M. Cureton Berry
A ok