A series of technical failures were to blame for the October accident in which a woman was struck and dragged by a Cruise robotaxi, an analysis commissioned by General Motors showed on Thursday.
A failure to detect the woman’s location, inaccurate detection of what part of the car hit the woman and an error about where the car itself was led the vehicle to continue after hitting the woman instead of making an emergency stop, according to the report by engineering consultancy Exponent.
The San Francisco woman, who was dragged 20 feet by the rogue driver-less vehicle, suffered injuries but survived.
GM shut down Cruise’s robotaxi operations amid an ongoing safety probe in the aftermath of the accident. The incident was a major setback for the entire autonomous vehicle industry and has prompted an investigation by the Justice Department.
GM’S CRUISE CUTTING 24% OF WORKFORCE, FIRES 9 EXECS AMID ROBOTAXI SAFETY PROBE
The technical report by Exponent, part of a report from law firm…
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