
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company under General Motors, has put out a recall on 950 of its robotaxis in the wake of a clash with a pedestrian in San Francisco last month. This was followed by GM's pulling back on the permission to run its driverless vehicles without an on-board human security driver in California. All driverless operations are presently paused. GM reported a loss of about $1.9 billion on Cruise, including $732 million in the third quarter only, in its recent quarterly update.
Following a pedestrian collision in San Francisco last month, Cruise, the autonomous vehicle venture owned by General Motors, has recalled 950 of its robotaxis. After the collision, Cruise grounded all driverless operations and a federal investigation was triggered. To comply with California regulators, Cruise must now have a human safety driver aboard. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent company Alphabet, continues to operate driverless fleets in and beyond California.
In a filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Cruise described an issue within its automated driving system software pertaining to its "Collision Detection Subsystem". Cruise noted that in certain circumstances, the Cruise AV will attempt to pull over out of traffic instead of remaining stationary after a collision with a pedestrian. The company also mentioned that they are hiring for a Chief Safety Officer and are undergoing third-party reviews of the October 2nd incident.
Cruise has additionally suspended production of its Cruise Origin driverless vans, which were unveiled in 2020. GM has reported a loss of roughly $1.9 billion on Cruise from January through September 2020, including $732 million in the third quarter alone.
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