The company is the subject of a federal investigation after multiple incidents with pedestrians in San Francisco. Cruise said the decision is not in response to any new reports.
The company announced its decision on social media Thursday. Cruise said it was reevaluating its operations and trying to earn public trust after it became the subject of a The most important thing for us right now is to take steps to rebuild public trust. Part of this involves taking a hard look inwards and at how we do work at Cruise, even if it means doing things that are uncomfortable or difficult.
“What’s difficult is the City Council doesn’t have a lot of leverage for these companies to operate in a state like Texas,” she said. “Oftentimes the Legislature says we cannot change the rules city by city to make sure we are allowing for technological advances that are good for the city.” City Council Member Zohaib “Zo” Qadri said he often received complaints about Cruise cars obstructing traffic or scaring his constituents.
“Most of the folks reaching out to us were in downtown, UT,” he said. “Everything from ‘I was a pedestrian, cyclist or in a car myself and a Cruise car almost hit me,’ to ‘A Cruise car has stopped in the middle of an intersection,’ or ‘Several cars have stopped.' There was a fear."“As someone who has honestly dealt with Cruise cars myself … it never seemed like they were ready for prime time,” he said.Haya Panjwani is a general assignment reporter, with a focus on Travis County.
Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles.Imagine standing on a street corner in Central Austin and seeing a white car with black and red accents stop at a light. You look for the driver, but the seat is empty. The light turns green, and the car drives off on its own.
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