A Cruise autonomous vehicle operating in self-driving mode was rear-ended by another Cruise vehicle being driven by a human employee on Bryant Street in San Francisco on June 11, resulting in minor scuffs to both vehicles with no injuries.
On June 11, a self-driving Cruise Chevrolet Bolt operating in autonomous mode was rear-ended by another Cruise vehicle being driven by a human employee on Bryant Street in San Francisco near the company's garage. The autonomous vehicle had just completed a left turn from 11th Street onto Bryant Street when the human-driven Cruise vehicle contacted its rear bumper. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles report filed by Cruise, both vehicles sustained only minor scuffs and there were no injuries reported. Police were not called to the scene. This incident was part of a broader pattern of collisions involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco, where the company has been testing its autonomous driving technology since 2016. The report notes that Cruise deliberately programs its vehicles to be cautious, following traffic laws precisely by making full stops at stop signs and braking for yellow lights, which can sometimes lead to conflicts with human drivers who don't follow rules as strictly. In 2018, 29 autonomous vehicle accidents were reported to the California DMV, making it the worst year for AV accidents since tracking began in 2014.
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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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