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Cruise Pays $112,500 Fine for Withholding Information in Pedestrian-Dragging Incident

California regulators penalize Cruise for delayed reporting, paving the way for robotaxi operations to resume.

05 November 2019, US, San Francisco: A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive. Photo: Andrej Sokolow/dpa (Photo by Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Cruise was fined the maximum allowable amount for not fully disclosing details of the October 2023 incident.
  • The incident involved a Cruise robotaxi dragging a pedestrian 20 feet after they were hit by another vehicle.
  • Cruise has since taken steps to improve transparency and leadership within the company.
  • The settlement allows Cruise to avoid prolonged litigation and focus on regulatory compliance.
  • Cruise is working to reinstate its permits to operate autonomous vehicles in California.