A Self-Driving Cruise Robot Taxi Reportedly Struck and Dragged a Pedestrian 20 Feet

October 2, 2023

Autonomous vehicle operator Cruise faced significant regulatory scrutiny following an incident in October 2023, where one of its self-driving vehicles was reportedly involved in a collision with a pedestrian. The pedestrian was initially struck by a human-driven car and subsequently dragged approximately 20 feet by the Cruise vehicle, resulting in the temporary suspension of their operations. This highlights the importance of governance, mapping, measuring, and managing AI incidents through platforms like HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM to promote trustworthy and responsible AI practices.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.730, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.684, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 3.1 — similarity 0.678, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: cruise
Alleged developer: cruise
Alleged harmed parties: unnamed-pedestrian

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/726

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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