A Cruise robotoaxi and an emergency automobile crashed late Thursday night time and left a passenger injured. The crash is the most recent in a string of incidents that occurred this week after successful approval from the California Public Utilities Fee to broaden industrial operations in San Francisco.
Cruise posted just a few particulars in regards to the crash on X, the social media website previously often known as Twitter. Cruise mentioned one in every of its self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs entered into an intersection on a inexperienced site visitors mild at Polk and Turk streets when it was struck by an emergency automobile that appeared to be en path to an emergency scene.
Cruise couldn’t be reached for remark. TechCrunch will replace the article if Cruise responds to questions.
Cruise, self-driving automobile subsidiary below GM, mentioned there was one passenger within the automobile, who was “handled on scene and transported through ambulance for what we consider are non-severe accidents.”
The corporate additionally added it will examine to raised perceive the efficiency of its autonomous autos and will probably be in contact with the Metropolis of San Francisco in regards to the occasion.
The crash, which occurred round 10 p.m. Thursday, comes a day after San Francisco Metropolis Legal professional David Chiu filed motions with the CPUC to pause the companies’ plans to cost for robotaxi rides within the metropolis in any respect hours. Chiu’s arguments parallel feedback made by residents and different metropolis officers throughout a public listening to forward of the CPUC’s vote.
Regardless of opposition, CPUC voted to approve Cruise and Waymo’s remaining allow that enables each corporations to function 24 hours a day, seven days per week, cost for all driverless rides and broaden their fleets. Previously week nevertheless, Cruise has had a collection of snafus, together with a minimum of 10 of its driverless automobiles reportedly stalling and blocking site visitors, that threatens to derail its industrial plans.
