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General Motors' robotaxi unit “Cruise” The company on Friday offered to pay $75,000 to resolve an investigation by California regulators into its failure to disclose details of pedestrian collisions involving self-driving cars.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last month accused Cruz of misleading the commission “by omission” about the extent and severity of the accident and “misleading public comments” about Cruz's interactions in February. He was ordered to appear at a hearing on the 6th. together with the agency.
The incident at the center of the controversy occurred on October 2nd, when a pedestrian who had been hit by another vehicle was thrown into the path of a self-driving cruise vehicle as the autonomous vehicle (AV) attempted to pull over. He was thrown and dragged 20 feet.
of california Cruise's testing permit has been suspended and the company has suspended all testing operations in the United States following the accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also launched a federal investigation in October into the dangers to pedestrians on cruises.
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GM's Cruise self-driving car division is seeking to settle an investigation by California regulators over its handling of an October pedestrian crash. ((Photo Credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
The CPUC said in December that Cruise officials called one of the commission's analysts the day after the crash, but “omitted the details.” cruise av A pullover maneuver resulted in the pedestrian being dragged an additional 20 feet at a speed of 7 mph. ”
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Cruise fired nine executives over the October accident, including its chief operating officer and chief legal and policy officer, and cut 24% of its workforce in mid-December.
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt Both he and co-founder Dan Kang resigned in the weeks leading up to the December layoffs. The company has asked for a postponement of the Feb. 6 hearing and is looking for other ways to resolve the dispute.
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Cruise's self-driving robot taxi was involved in an accident involving a pedestrian in October, causing California to suspend the company's testing license and Cruise to suspend testing operations across the country. (Cruise/FOX News)
“Cruise is committed to rebuilding trust with regulators, increasing transparency and working with the CPUC to ensure AV services are safe, fair and accessible,” a Cruise spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement. “We are committed to providing the data and information the committee needs to achieve this goal.” . ”
Cruise points out that it has submitted a proposal to strengthen reporting to the CPUC not only for collisions but also for accidents involving AVs that require minimum risk conditions “MRC” to be achieved and physical recovery. did.
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The company hired law firm Quinn Emanuel to investigate its response to the Oct. 2 incident, which involved the Cruz incident. Interaction with regulatory authoritieslaw enforcement and the media.
Cruise's parent company, General Motors, announced in November that it would cut costs for Cruise, which lost more than $700 million in the third quarter and more than $8 billion since 2016.
FOX Business' Chris Pandolfo and Reuters contributed to this report.
