The Cruise Origin, developed with Honda, is designed with more passenger space, and the driverless taxi will give ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft another rival, Cruise CEO Dan Ammann said during the vehicle's introduction Tuesday in California.

The vehicle Cruise has been developing along with GM is a purpose-built electric, autonomous model designed to be more spacious and passenger-friendly than a human-driven car.

The partnership to co-develop fully autonomous vehicles was formed in March 2018 and included a $200-million investment from Magna in the ride-hailing network.

BlackBerry CEO John Chen said that while fully autonomous passenger vehicles are at least 10 to 15 years out, he expects to see autonomous commercial vehicles and taxis soon.