Cruise
What the automated decision is: Cruise's automated driving system drove driverless robotaxis in San Francisco until its permits were suspended in Oct 2023 after a robotaxi dragged a pedestrian. GM's Super Cruise hands-free Level 2 system still steers and brakes customer cars on mapped highways.
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- Made by
- Cruise LLC (General Motors subsidiary; robotaxi operations wound down 2025)
- From our research
3 findings, each checked against its source
- Cruise LLC reported 155 crashes involving its automated driving system to NHTSA under Standing General Order 2021-01 for crashes from July 2021 to November 2024; 26 alleged an injury. These are the company's own reports that a crash happened while the system was in use, not findings that it caused them.
- General Motors, LLC reported 149 crashes involving its automated driving system to NHTSA under Standing General Order 2021-01 for crashes from August 2021 to November 2024; 25 alleged an injury. These are the company's own reports that a crash happened while the system was in use, not findings that it caused them.
- General Motors, LLC reported 159 crashes involving its Level 2 driver-assistance system to NHTSA under Standing General Order 2021-01 for crashes from December 2021 to August 2026; 22 alleged an injury, 3 a fatality. These are the company's own reports that a crash happened while the system was in use, not findings that it caused them.
- Products
- Cruise robotaxi (discontinued) · GM Super Cruise
- In court
- 0 cases name it as a party
Where we have looked
Searched through CourtListener / RECAP, last read 2026-10-08:
- US federal district, appellate and bankruptcy dockets — 235 courts105 district, 14 appellate, 95 bankruptcy and 21 special federal courts
- published opinions, including state supreme and appellate courts — 384 courts, including 53 state supreme courts53 state supreme, 62 state appellate, 6 state trial and 28 state special courts, plus the federal courts above
County and municipal courts are not searched, and neither is anything outside the United States. A count of nought means we found nothing where we looked, not that nothing exists.
Incidents on the record naming Cruise
- California DMV suspends Cruise LLC driverless and deployment permits · 2026 · Safety · dmv.ca.gov
- Cruise alleged to rely on human operators for autonomous driving · 2026 · news.ycombinator.com
- NHTSA Investigates Cruise Robotaxis After Hard Braking and Rear-End Collisions · 2026 · Safety · arstechnica.com
- Cruise robotaxi drags woman 20 feet, company pays over $8M settlement · 2023 · Safety · sfstandard.com
- Cruise kept self-driving cars on roads despite known risks to children and holes · 2023 · Safety · theintercept.com
- Cruise robotaxi hits San Francisco fire truck, one injured · 2023 · Safety · cnbc.com
- Cruise Robotaxis Blamed for Delaying Ambulance in San Francisco Man's Death · 2023 · Safety · gizmodo.com
- Cruise driverless cars stall in San Francisco, blocking traffic after Outside Lands festival · 2023 · Safety · sfchronicle.com
- San Francisco officials complain of robotaxi interference with emergency responders · 2023 · Safety · latimes.com
- Cruise robotaxi appears to hinder emergency crews after San Francisco mass shooting · 2023 · Safety · theguardian.com
- Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis after crashing into San Francisco bus · 2023 · Safety · techcrunch.com
- Cruise Recalls Self-Driving Software After San Francisco Crash Injures Two · 2022 · Safety · wired.com
- Cruise self-driving cars cause 92 911 calls in San Francisco · 2022 · Safety · vice.com
- Cruise driverless cars block traffic in San Francisco · 2022 · Safety · twitter.com
- Cruise autonomous vehicle briefly evades police traffic stop · 2022 · Safety · engadget.com
- Cruise Self-Driving Car Rear-Ended by Human-Driven Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco · 2018 · wired.com
- Cruise self-driving car ticketed for not yielding to pedestrian in San Francisco · 2018 · Safety · sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
Public reports of harm that name Cruise, written from the article each cites. A report is an account of what happened, not a finding of fault.
Relationship map
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The same links as a list
- Platform: Cruise
- Vendor: Cruise LLC (General Motors subsidiary; robotaxi operations wound down 2025)
- Products: Cruise robotaxi (discontinued) · GM Super Cruise
- Incidents: California DMV suspends Cruise LLC driverless and deployment permits · Cruise alleged to rely on human operators for autonomous driving · NHTSA Investigates Cruise Robotaxis After Hard Braking and Rear-End Collisions · Cruise robotaxi drags woman 20 feet, company pays over $8M settlement · Cruise kept self-driving cars on roads despite known risks to children and holes · Cruise robotaxi hits San Francisco fire truck, one injured · Cruise Robotaxis Blamed for Delaying Ambulance in San Francisco Man's Death · Cruise driverless cars stall in San Francisco, blocking traffic after Outside Lands festival · San Francisco officials complain of robotaxi interference with emergency responders · Cruise robotaxi appears to hinder emergency crews after San Francisco mass shooting · Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis after crashing into San Francisco bus · Cruise Recalls Self-Driving Software After San Francisco Crash Injures Two · Cruise self-driving cars cause 92 911 calls in San Francisco · Cruise driverless cars block traffic in San Francisco · Cruise autonomous vehicle briefly evades police traffic stop · Cruise Self-Driving Car Rear-Ended by Human-Driven Cruise Vehicle in San Francisco · Cruise self-driving car ticketed for not yielding to pedestrian in San Francisco
What we hold, by kind
Incidents17
- California DMV suspends Cruise LLC driverless and deployment permits · 2026
- Cruise alleged to rely on human operators for autonomous driving · 2026
- NHTSA Investigates Cruise Robotaxis After Hard Braking and Rear-End Collisions · 2026
- Cruise robotaxi drags woman 20 feet, company pays over $8M settlement · 2023
- Cruise kept self-driving cars on roads despite known risks to children and holes · 2023
- Cruise robotaxi hits San Francisco fire truck, one injured · 2023
- Cruise Robotaxis Blamed for Delaying Ambulance in San Francisco Man's Death · 2023
- Cruise driverless cars stall in San Francisco, blocking traffic after Outside Lands festival · 2023
- and 9 more
Bias allegations, by product—
None found yet.
Allegations from incidents and court cases. An allegation is not a finding.
False positives and false negatives—
None found yet.
Reports describing a wrong flag or rejection (false positive) or a missed one (false negative), picked out by their wording; not yet classified by a person.
Regulatory actions6
- NHTSA recall 24E-067 (Cruise LLC): The software may cause the vehicle to unexpectedly brake in cases where a vehicle or cyclist approaches the rear of the vehicle. · NHTSA · 2024 · Safety recall filed by the manufacturer, influenced by NHTSA
- NHTSA recall 23E-086 (Cruise LLC): The Collision Detection Subsystem may improperly cause the vehicle to attempt to move to the side of the road after a crash. · NHTSA · 2023 · Safety recall filed by the manufacturer, influenced by NHTSA
- NHTSA preliminary evaluation PE23018 (Cruise LLC): Automated Driving System · NHTSA · 2023 · Closed; recall 23E-086 followed
- NHTSA recall 23E-029 (Cruise LLC): The ADS system may inaccurately predict the movement of articulated vehicles such as buses and tractor trailers. · NHTSA · 2023 · Safety recall filed by the manufacturer
- NHTSA preliminary evaluation PE22014 (Cruise LLC): Automated Driving System (ADS) · NHTSA · 2022 · Closed; recall 24E-067 followed
- NHTSA recall 22E-072 (Cruise LLC): The software may, in certain circumstances when making an unprotected left, cause the ADS to incorrectly predict another vehicles path or be insufficiently reactive to the sudden path change of a road user. · NHTSA · 2022 · Safety recall filed by the manufacturer
Settlements—
None found yet in its filings or the cases we hold.
Audits—
No published audit found yet.
Bias audits the vendor says were done, and audit-based certifications.
Academic studies—
Not collected yet: studies of this platform are a source we are adding.
Verified deployments
0 companies we can evidence on Cruise, from addresses they run on its domain and from Cruise’s own customer stories. Which ones, and since when, is a Professional feature.