General Motors' Cruise Company on Friday offered $75,000 to settle a California regulator's investigation into an accident in which a pedestrian was dragged by one of the company's self-driving cars.
according to fox businessGM's self-driving taxi service division has proposed a settlement to resolve an investigation into allegations by the California Public Utilities Commission that Cruise did not disclose information related to the incident.
In October, a pedestrian was hit by a human-driven vehicle and thrown into the path of a self-driving cruise car. The driverless vehicle dragged the man 20 feet as he tried to pull over. As a result, both the state of California and the National Advanced Traffic Safety Administration began investigating the incident.
According to the CPUC, Cruise officials notified the commission's analysts of the incident the day after, but “omitted any statement from Cruise.” [autonomous vehicles] The CPUS claimed Mr. Cruz was misleading by “omission” and provided “misleading public comments” regarding the company's dealings with the commission.
Cruz responded to the investigation in November, saying, “In this incident, which is being investigated by the DMV, a human hit-and-run driver tragically struck a pedestrian, forcing him into the path of an AV. The AV braked aggressively before impact. and detected a collision.'' In the event of a collision, the vehicle attempted to pull over to avoid further safety hazards. ”
“The AV attempted to pull over, but continued to stop and pulled the pedestrian forward before coming to a final stop,” the statement continued.
In addition to launching an investigation, California also revoked the company's testing permit and banned self-driving cars from public roads, Blaze News previously reported. Cruise announced in November that it would suspend operations in the United States and recall all 950 driverless cars to implement a software update.
Following the incident, the company fired nine executives and 24% of its employees in December. CEO Kyle Vogt and co-founder Dan Kang also resigned.
“Cruise is rebuilding trust with regulators, increasing transparency and working with the CPUC to provide the Commission with the data and information it needs to ensure AV services are safe, fair and accessible.” “We are committed to delivering the best possible results,” the company told FOX Business.
As part of Cruise's proposed settlement, it will provide an enhanced report to the CPUC. It also seeks a postponement of the Feb. 6 hearing that the CPUC ordered last month.
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