Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents

17 October 2023

About 600 self-driving cars made by a unit of General Motors are being investigated by regulators after reports of injuries to pedestrians.

Self-driving cars made by Cruise may have been "encroaching on pedestrians", according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The NHTSA said it had received two reports involving pedestrian injuries.

Cruise says its safety record "continues to outperform comparable human drivers".

The NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said the reports were related to self-driving cars hitting pedestrians on crossings in San Francisco.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67133409

[Old Crank]

1. Hmm 2 collisions an investigation

One was a pedestrian hit by a driver and thrown into the path of the driverless car which tried to stop.

How about an investigation into the 20 pedestrian deaths in 2022 from driver operated cars? and the almost 3,000 injurise in 2022 from driver operaed vehicles?

Your chances of surviving a collision by one of these driverless cars is probably approaching 100%. While being smashed by a 5,000 pound speeding wall is probably below 50%.