It’s surreal. General MotorsMary Barra is the CEO and she describes it as a highlight in her career, after testing one of their driverless cars in San Francisco.

Barra rode last week with Kyle Vogt (founder and interim CEO) of Cruise, an automaker’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary. Tostada’s self-driving Cruise vehicle is just one of many currently in operation at night in San Francisco. This autonomous vehicle is part of the fleet that operates without a driver as Cruise prepares for its future. for commercialization of the operationsThis is the year.

Barra comments in the video, posted to Cruise’s Youtube page. “That was unbelievable.” Later adding, “This is going to change the way people move in such a positive way … I’m over the moon.”

Vogt was appointed CEO to replace Dan Ammann (a former GM executive, who was heading Cruise). reportedly oustedBarra over internal disputes

It is a multitrillion-dollar market that autonomous vehicles could be. GM estimates that these operations could potentially generate as much as $50 billion annually in revenue each year by the end. But, self-driving vehicle commercialization has yet to be completed. far more challengingMany more than predicted just a few years back

Barra rode the unmanned vehicle for the first time without having to be accompanied by a safety driver.

Cruise started testing an entirely driverless vehicle fleet with no human drivers late last year. Cruise uploaded a November video showing Vogt’s first drive in a driverless vehicle.

Barra is also featured in the video, which lasts nearly three minutes. Craig Buchholz (senior vice president for GM communications) can be seen driving Disco, another self-driving car.

Reuss called the drive “unbelievable”, discussing its performance and potential impact on society. He also mentioned his 85-year old father Lloyd Reuss who served as the president of the automaker’s early 90s.

2016: Cruise was acquired by GM. It has since brought in investors like Honda MotorSoftbank Vision Fund, and more recently, Walmart and Microsoft.