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The GM-owned driverless car company Cruise is under investigation by several federal agencies for an October crash that seriously injured a pedestrian.
The company on Thursday said it is being investigated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in addition to California agencies. Cruise said it is “fully cooperating” with the regulatory and enforcement agencies that have opened the investigations.
In the Oct. 2 crash, a vehicle struck a pedestrian and sent her flying into the path of the self-driving Cruise car. The Cruise vehicle then dragged the pedestrian for another 20 feet, causing serious injuries.
Cruise, which owns a fleet of robotaxis in San Francisco, then failed to adequately inform regulators of the self-driving vehicle’s full role in the incident. Since then, Cruise’s driverless ride-hailing services have been paused in all markets. The CEO resigned, along with other senior executives.
Cruise also hired outside law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan to investigate the incident.
In a scathing report, released Thursday, the law firm said Cruise’s interactions with regulators revealed “a fundamental misapprehension” of the company’s obligations to the public.
The company says it accepts the law firm’s conclusions and is focused on…
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