California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has threatened driverless taxi outfit Cruise with fines and sanctions unless it can prove it didn’t withhold information and make misleading statements about an October accident.
Along with failing to mention the dragging of the pedestrian, who was in critical condition following the accident, Cruise also allegedly withheld video evidence of the collision from the California Department of Motor Vehicles and CPUC, only providing a full account on October 18.
“Cruise misled the DMV and, in turn, the Commission into thinking that the original video shown and commented on accurately memorialized the full extent of the incident,” Mason said.
The car biz could face penalties up to $105,000 per violation of several sections of California’s public utilities code, fines up to $7,500 per day per offense, and additional actions.
By October 24, California’s DMV had suspended Cruise’s license to operate driverless taxis in the state, in part due to misrepresentations mentioned in Mason’s decision.
Last week, GM CEO Mary Barra said her company would “substantially” reduce its spending on Cruise after earlier pausing its production of Cruise-branded “Origin” autonomous vans.
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California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has threatened driverless taxi outfit Cruise with fines and sanctions unless it can prove it didn’t withhold information and make misleading statements about an October accident.
Along with failing to mention the dragging of the pedestrian, who was in critical condition following the accident, Cruise also allegedly withheld video evidence of the collision from the California Department of Motor Vehicles and CPUC, only providing a full account on October 18.
“Cruise misled the DMV and, in turn, the Commission into thinking that the original video shown and commented on accurately memorialized the full extent of the incident,” Mason said.
The car biz could face penalties up to $105,000 per violation of several sections of California’s public utilities code, fines up to $7,500 per day per offense, and additional actions.
By October 24, California’s DMV had suspended Cruise’s license to operate driverless taxis in the state, in part due to misrepresentations mentioned in Mason’s decision.
Last week, GM CEO Mary Barra said her company would “substantially” reduce its spending on Cruise after earlier pausing its production of Cruise-branded “Origin” autonomous vans.
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