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Cruise Recalls 300 Robotaxis After Crash Involving Muni Bus

Written by Associated PressPublished Apr. 07, 2023 • 6:39am
A Cruise robotaxi takes a test drive on Nov. 5, 2019. Andrej Sokolow/Getty Images

General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco.

The recall comes shortly after Cruise announced plans to expand service in San Francisco to compete directly with Uber and Lyft.

Cruise says in government documents posted Friday that the robotaxi inaccurately predicted how the bus would move as it pulled out of a bus stop on March 23. The “articulated” two-section bus slowed as it was leaving the stop and was hit by the self-driving vehicle.

Cruise characterized the crash as a fender-bender and said no one was hurt. The company says in documents sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it did the software update on March 25.

“Cruise determined that the collision was caused by an issue related to prediction of the unique movements of articulated vehicles in rare circumstances,” the company said in documents.

The company said no other crashes have happened due to the problem and that the same thing won't happen again after the update. Cruise said it did the recall to be transparent and add to public understanding of the crash.

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