A hit-and-run driver hit a woman and threw her into an oncoming autonomous cruise vehicle as she was crossing a normally busy stretch of road in downtown San Francisco on Monday night, according to video recorded in the city. in the path of the car and knocked her down. Cruise’s self-driving car demonstrated to NBC Bay Area Investigative Team.
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Federal regulators have launched a preliminary investigation into whether Cruise’s self-driving cars showed “appropriate caution” in and around pedestrians, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote. in a document.
In recent months, two reports involving injuries to pedestrians and cruise ship vehicles prompted an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency also cited two other incidents discovered through “videos posted to public websites,” the document said. The investigation officially launched on Monday.
Something happened on October 2 relates to a situation A pedestrian was thrown into the path of an unmanned Cruise vehicle by another vehicle. The incident matches details of a hit-and-run crash in San Francisco that sent a pedestrian to the hospital.
At the time of the incident, the company said its self-driving car braked “violently” and that it was “actively working” with San Francisco police to identify the hit-and-run driver. Cruise said it had spoken with NHTSA about the Oct. 2 incident and provided them with video footage, adding that the regulator had no further questions.
this Another incident occurred in August. The accident report states that a Cruise self-driving car traveling at about 1.4 miles per hour struck a pedestrian who was stepping into the crosswalk after the traffic light turned green, and the vehicle was allowed to continue driving. The pedestrian was subsequently transferred by emergency medical services.
Cruise said NHTSA has not yet spoken with the company about the August incident or the two incidents that were apparently posted on social media. The company also said the pedestrian was taken to hospital after suffering knee pain.
“At a time when pedestrian injuries and fatalities are at an all-time high, Cruise’s safety record of more than 5 million miles continues to outperform similar human drivers,” Cruise spokesperson Hannah Lindow said in a statement to CNBC. “Cruise regularly communicates with NHTSA communicates and has always cooperated with NHTSA’s every request for information – whether related to an investigation or not – and we plan to continue to do so.”
Cruise Lines is a subsidiary of General Motors.company, side by side letter Its subsidiary Waymo has been deploying its vehicles in San Francisco for several months. Critics of the rollout of self-driving cars, including some emergency responders in San Francisco, have cited incidents of self-driving cars impeding emergency vehicles.
Proponents argue that self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans. other companiesCompanies including some based in China are also testing self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco.
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