Voyage
Palo Alto self-driving vehicle start-up founded in 2017 that ran autonomous shuttles in retirement communities in California and Florida before Cruise acquired it in March 2021.
Industry: Autonomous vehicles | Location: Palo Alto, United States | Founded: 2017 | Total Funding: USD 51.2M
About Voyage
Voyage was a US company that built self-driving vehicles for retirement communities. It was founded in 2017, was based in Palo Alto, California, and spun out of the online learning company Udacity. Its stated mission was to restore mobility to senior citizens, and its first customers were residents of gated communities. Cruise, the self-driving unit backed by General Motors, acquired Voyage in March 2021.
Oliver Cameron was Voyage's co-founder and chief executive. Trade press reported that other engineers also co-founded the company without naming them. After the acquisition Cameron became Cruise's vice president of product. TechScoop reported in June 2026 that he is now co-founder and chief executive of Odyssey, an AI lab.
Voyage ran adapted Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans as self-driving shuttles in two retirement communities: a community of about 4,000 residents in San Jose, California, and The Villages in Florida. Its technology included Commander, its primary self-driving system, Shield, a collision mitigation system, and Telessist, a remote assistance product. In 2020 it signed a deal with Fiat Chrysler for custom Pacifica Hybrids, a partnership that ended when the Cruise acquisition closed.
Voyage raised about $52 million in total. A Series A of $20.2 million closed in 2018, with investors including InMotion Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Jaguar Land Rover, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Initialized Capital, Amino Capital and CRV. A $31 million Series B led by Franklin Templeton followed in September 2019, with InMotion Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures also taking part.
Cruise announced the acquisition on 15 March 2021 and did not disclose terms. About 60 Voyage employees were expected to join Cruise. Cruise said it would focus on commercial operations in San Francisco, and Voyage's testing in the senior communities was expected to end over time.
TechScoop describes Voyage as the self-driving start-up that Cameron previously co-founded and that GM's Cruise acquired.