Honda, Cruise and GM Take Next Steps Toward Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Service Business in Japan

Cruise to ship first self-driving vehicles to Japan and start enhancement for tests
this 12 months as component of Honda’s new mobility organization~

TOKYO, Japan, January 20, 2021 – Honda now introduced that it will collaborate with Cruise and
Standard Motors on self-driving vehicles for its autonomous car mobility provider (MaaS) organization in Japan,
based mostly on the enhancement and commercial agreements signed in Oct 2018.

Cruise will be sending the first of its self-driving check vehicles to Japan and start enhancement for tests
this 12 months.

Additional in advance, Honda aims to launch its MaaS organization using the Cruise Origin, a car the 3 providers
are jointly acquiring solely for autonomous car mobility provider corporations. Honda Mobility
Answers Co., Ltd., founded in February 2020, will be the operator of these MaaS organization in Japan.

Feedback by Dan Ammann, CEO of Cruise:
“Cruise’s mission to present safer, cleaner and more accessible transportation is not limited to the US.
These are big variations that are wanted pretty much everywhere you go in the globe, and this is a smaller, but symbolic
action with Honda on our international journey.”

Feedback by Takahiro Hachigo, President & Consultant Director, Honda Motor Co, Ltd.:
“This collaboration with Cruise will allow the creation of new value for mobility and people’s everyday lives,
which we strive for below Honda’s 2030 Eyesight of serving folks globally with the pleasure of increasing their
life’s opportunity. Through lively collaboration with partners who share the exact same passions and aspirations,
Honda will go on to accelerate the realization of our autonomous car MaaS organization in Japan.”