Cruise Forced To Pull Its Products Because Self Driving Then Systems Are Still Probleming
JAKARTA Mistakes in a product made by a vehicle factory are common. If this really appears, then real improvements must be made. Be it a small repair, or a massive repair.
The startup company of General Motors, Cruise LLC, announced on Thursday September 1 that it had attracted and updated software in 80 self-driving vehicles following an accident that occurred last June in San Francisco that left two people injured.
federal regulators say the withdrawn software could "miscurred" the vehicle's passing path. Cruise said it had determined this unusual scenario so it wouldn't happen again after the update.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stepped up its scrutiny of advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicle systems in recent months. Last year, they directed all automakers and technology companies to immediately report accidents involving self-driving vehicles.
NHTSA said last Thursday that Cruise's withdrawal submission was "to address security flaws in its automated driving system software" required by law.
NHTSA added that it expects all manufacturers, including those developing automated driving systems, to continue to ensure that they meet their requirements to initiate withdrawals for any safety issues that pose unreasonable risks to safety.
NHTSA says that the recalling Cruise software can be in certain circumstances when turning left without protection, causing (the autonomous driving system) to mispredict other vehicle lanes or not being reactive enough to change the sudden lane of road users.
Cruise revealed last Thursday that after the crash that occurred on June 3 in San Francisco, it temporarily prevented its vehicle from turning left unprotected and reducing areas where its vehicles could operate.
Following a software update on July 6, Cruise said it had gradually reintroduced an unprotected left-turn, which refers to a left-turn at an intersection with a solid green light directing all traffic, rather than a designated green arrow for a turning vehicle.
Cruise stressed in a statement last Thursday that all vehicles had software updates and the recall "does not affect or change operations on our current road."
The company added Cruise AVs is even better prepared to prevent this incredible event."
NHTSA said an inappropriate response (Auto Driving System) could increase the risk of an accident. The agency announced last month it had opened a special investigation into the Cruise crash.
In rare circumstances, Cruise said the software caused autonomous vehicles to brake hard while making a non-protective left-turn which was deemed necessary to avoid severe front-end collisions.
"The self-driving vehicle "must have decided between two different risk scenarios and opted for one with the least potential collision at the time, before the vehicle that was driving suddenly changed direction," Cruise spokesperson said.
Cruise also noted that police reports found that the most guilty party for the June crash was another vehicle, which was traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour in the 25 mile zone.
In March, startup tech company pusat.ai also agreed to recall several versions of its autonomous driving system software, following an accident that occurred in October 2021 in California, which has been used in three vehicles.
GM has also lost nearly $5 billion since 2018 while trying to build a robotaxi business in San Francisco and revealed in July that it lost $500 million on Cruise during the second quarter as it started charging for travel in the San Francisco restricted area.
GM and Cruise revealed in February that they petitioned NHTSA for permission to use self-driving vehicles without a steering wheel, rearview mirrors, sein lights or windshields. Last month, NHTSA said it would extend the public response period at the request.