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GM’s Cruise recalling 950 driverless cars after crash involving pedestrian
9Nov By adminNo Comments
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GM’s Cruise recalling 950 driverless cars after crash involving pedestrian

[ad_1] Cruise is recalling 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States following a crash involving one of its robotaxis and will likely issue more recalls, General Motors' self-driving unit said.The cars are being recalled because the collision detection subsystem of the Cruise Automated Driving Systems (ADS) software may respond improperly after a crash, according to a notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Wednesday. Last month, a pedestrian in San Francisco was struck by a hit-and-run driver and thrown into an adjacent lane and was hit a second time by a Cruise robotaxi that was not able to stop in time and then dragged the pedestrian. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to joinThe recall addresses circumstances in which the collision d...
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco
25Aug By adminNo Comments
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Robotaxis Are Making Enemies as They Go Around San Francisco

[ad_1] Just before Patti Smith took the stage in San Francisco this month, the emcee thanked sponsors, including robotaxi company Waymo.The audience booed, reflecting the hostility that's growing in the city for one of tech's most-watched industries. There was the recent incident when a fleet of driverless vehicles froze and blocked traffic during a Friday night concert at North Beach. Days later, an autonomous car got stuck in wet cement at a construction site, and then a robotaxi crashed into a firetruck responding to an emergency call. Weeks earlier, pet lovers were mortified when a vehicle struck and killed a small dog. The mishaps are adding to traffic and safety concerns over driverless vehicles, which zip around the city's streets surrounded by sensors and cameras, collecting dat...
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GM Cruise Robotaxi Collides With Firetruck, Injuring Passenger
20Aug By adminNo Comments
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GM Cruise Robotaxi Collides With Firetruck, Injuring Passenger

[ad_1] A Cruise robotaxi collided with a firetruck late Thursday in San Francisco, injuring the vehicle's passenger.The autonomous-driving company, a subsidiary of General Motors Co., reported the crash in a series of social media posts Friday. “One of our cars entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be en route to an emergency scene,” the company posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, Cruise said. “Our car contained one passenger who was treated on scene and transported via ambulance for what we believe are non-severe injuries,” the company said.The incident raises questions about why the vehicle did not know to stop for an...
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US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, causing collisions, clogging traffic
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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US opens probe of Cruise robotaxi braking, causing collisions, clogging traffic

[ad_1] Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors' Cruise LLC can stop too quickly or unexpectedly quit moving, potentially stranding passengers. Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At the time, robotaxis were staffed by human safety drivers. The agency also has multiple reports of Cruise robotaxis without human safety drivers becoming immobilized in San Francisco traffic, possibly stranding passeng...
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