A Cruise autonomous vehicle was involved in a collision with a BMW sedan that made an illegal left turn from the wrong lane, causing damage to the Cruise vehicle's front right bumper with no injuries reported.
On February 11, 2022 at 12:42am, a Cruise autonomous vehicle operating in driverless mode was stopped at a red light on southbound Masonic Avenue at Oak Street in San Francisco. The Cruise AV was in the left lane behind an Acura sedan, with a BMW sedan in the right lane. When the light turned green, the Acura made a legal left turn onto Oak Street. As the Cruise AV proceeded into the intersection, the BMW sedan made a prohibited left turn from the right southbound lane without using a turn signal. The Cruise AV braked but could not avoid collision with the BMW, resulting in damage to the front right bumper of the autonomous vehicle. No injuries were reported, but the BMW driver fled the scene without exchanging information. Cruise filed a police report on February 12, 2022. At the time, Cruise had permission to operate driverless test vehicles in San Francisco under specific conditions: speeds under 30mph, in certain parts of the city, and only during light traffic hours between 10:00pm and 6:00am. This incident occurred just over four months after Cruise received permission for driverless testing in September 2021.
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AI systems that fail to perform reliably or effectively under varying conditions, exposing them to errors and failures that can have significant consequences, especially in critical applications or areas that require moral reasoning.
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