GM’s Cruise pays $500,000 criminal fine following false report

Cruise's initial reports after a 2023 pedestrian crash in San Francisco omitted information related to its robotaxi stopping atop the pedestrian and then moving again, dragging the victim 20 feet, according to federal and state investigators. (SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT)

November 15, 2024 08:55 PM

General Motors self-driving subsidiary Cruise has admitted misleading federal safety investigators regarding the circumstances of an October 2023 crash, according to the Department of Justice.

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