Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis.
The probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were revealed as part of an internal report conducted by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and released Thursday, join numerous other investigations at nearly every level of government, including the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Public Utilities Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The California DMV, which regulates the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state, accused Cruise of withholding video footage from its investigation, prompting the agency to suspend its permits.
Instead of explicitly describing to regulators what happened, Cruise employees just played the full video in these meetings, including numerous times when internet connectivity may have hampered or prevented them from seeing it in its entirety.
The report also found that some of the most critical leaders at Cruise, including Vogt, Chief Legal Officer Jeff Bleich and COO Gil West appeared to be playing catch up after the DMV suspended the permits.
The report notes that the Slack messages between Bleich, West and Vogt “convey that the three senior leaders of the company — the CEO, CLO, and COO — were not actively engaged in the regulatory response for the worst accident in Cruise’s history.
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Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis.
The probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were revealed as part of an internal report conducted by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and released Thursday, join numerous other investigations at nearly every level of government, including the California Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Public Utilities Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The California DMV, which regulates the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state, accused Cruise of withholding video footage from its investigation, prompting the agency to suspend its permits.
Instead of explicitly describing to regulators what happened, Cruise employees just played the full video in these meetings, including numerous times when internet connectivity may have hampered or prevented them from seeing it in its entirety.
The report also found that some of the most critical leaders at Cruise, including Vogt, Chief Legal Officer Jeff Bleich and COO Gil West appeared to be playing catch up after the DMV suspended the permits.
The report notes that the Slack messages between Bleich, West and Vogt “convey that the three senior leaders of the company — the CEO, CLO, and COO — were not actively engaged in the regulatory response for the worst accident in Cruise’s history.
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