Cruise is now issuing a recall for one of its self-driving software versions for more than 80 vehicles available to the public, and this is after the company experienced an accident involving a human driver. Its project on self-driving development vehicles, the Cruise AV, already performed 120,000 unprotected left turns, but this incident caused a significant recall for all the cars.
Cruise AV Recalls Software Due to Accident
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Cruise AV recalls vehicles with ADS or automated driving systems after a recent incident that involved a human driver crashing into the rear quarter panel of a self-driving car. According to its safety recall filing via the NHTSA, a total of 80 vehicles that have the software release version Delta/2022.05.13.00 are all affected.
The production dates for the affected ADS systems and vehicles are from May to July 2022, and all those with cars of the said description need to return the vehicle as well. The company said a Cruise AV with ADS did an unprotected left turn at an intersection and detected a car speeding up to 40 mph on a 25 mph right turn lane.
The Cruise system braked to avoid a front collision with the speeding vehicle, but the human driver switched from its position on the right turn lane and continued straight. It rammed the rear quarter panel of the Cruise AV.
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Cruise AV Accident: Who's Wrong?
Cruise claimed its system avoided a more harmful accident, especially with the speeding vehicle that continued straight with its driving despite being in the intersection. According to CNET, Cruise claimed that its system correctly identified when to stop and what action to take, limiting the accident's severity to a minimum.
Two people were injured in this accident.
Cruise and Self-Driving Cars
General Motors' Cruise is a company that centers on self-driving software that it installs on any vehicle, and it would give it the ability to drive on its own using its system. It has been the center of many robotaxi ventures, particularly in the San Fransisco area, where the autonomous driving system was previously given the clearance to operate in the city.
There are still significant disputes on self-driving vehicles and their use in traffic, especially in one that violates traffic rules and regulations. An incident pulled over a Cruise self-driving car, but there were no people inside the vehicle, let alone a driver who should be in his seat.
It left the law enforcement officials confused about who to fine.
Self-driving cars are already growing their fleet on the street, and it will soon bring assistance to all drivers that wish to give the wheel to the autonomous driving system instead of maneuvering the car itself. Still, there should be adjustments to both involved in the accident; one is for humans that need to stop when seeing cars cross a street and for the system to anticipate more human errors in driving.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
