Cruise Fined $1.5M for Failing to Report Robotaxi Crash Details

The NHTSA penalized Cruise for omitting key information about a 2023 incident where a pedestrian was dragged by a self-driving car in San Francisco.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) fined Cruise $1.5 million for not fully disclosing details of a crash involving a robotaxi and a pedestrian in October 2023.
The incident involved a woman who was initially hit by another vehicle and then dragged 20 feet by a Cruise robotaxi, resulting in life-threatening injuries.
Cruise's reports to the NHTSA omitted the dragging incident, leading to the fine and a consent order requiring improved compliance and transparency.
The consent order mandates Cruise to submit a corrective action plan, report software updates, traffic violations, and meet quarterly with NHTSA for two years.
Following the crash, Cruise halted its driverless operations nationwide, faced leadership changes, and is under ongoing investigations by the DOJ and SEC.