"Driverless Car Incident: Woman Trapped and Injured in San Francisco"

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The San Francisco Police Department is investigating an incident involving a Cruise robotaxi, which ran over a pedestrian after being hit by a human-driven vehicle. Video footage captured by Cruise shows the robotaxi braking to minimize impact, but the pedestrian was still run over and trapped under the vehicle. The driver of the initial vehicle fled the scene. Cruise, which has faced previous incidents, stated that it was not at fault in the initial collision and is cooperating with the investigation. The incident comes at a critical time for Cruise as it seeks to expand its robotaxi operations in San Francisco and other U.S. cities.
Topics:business#autonomous-vehicles#cruise#pedestrian-collision#robotaxi#san-francisco-police-department#technology
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