National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

A Cruise Robotaxi Dragged a Pinned Pedestrian 20 Feet, Then GM Recalled the Fleet

On 2 October 2023 in San Francisco, a hit-and-run threw a pedestrian into the path of a driverless Cruise robotaxi, which ran her over, failed to detect her underneath, and dragged her about 20 feet; the California DMV suspended Cruise's permits, NHTSA fined it, and Cruise recalled its fleet.

Uber test SUV killed a Tempe pedestrian after never classifying her as a person

An Uber Advanced Technologies Group test vehicle in autonomous mode struck and killed pedestrian Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona on 18 March 2018 after its software detected her 5.6 seconds ahead but never classified her as a person and withheld emergency braking.