The Origin is the company's first vehicle specifically designed to operate without a driver on board. It does not have manual controls such as pedals or a steering wheel.
Cruise's current test fleet is composed of hundreds of custom Chevrolet Bolt EVs equipped with driverless technology. Ammann said that fleet, which it plans to launch operations with, will continue to expand until the Origin goes into production.
"That will continue to take shape over the balance of this year and next, but where it really starts to scale up is when the Cruise Origin begins production and goes into high volume," Ammann said at the Financial Times Future of the Car virtual conference. "That's when you'll see things really start to take off."