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> One unfortunate accident I think it was covering up for the accident that caused regulators to pull the plug. If that were traced directly to the CEO, then
by w10-1 3y ago
> One unfortunate accident
I think it was covering up for the accident that caused regulators to pull the plug.
If that were traced directly to the CEO, then he's out for good reason.
Otherwise, the CEO likely has to take the fall anyway to satisfy regulators who want consequences for executives who don't ensure regulatory submissions are credible.
- ra7 3y agoOh yeah, they’re definitely guilty of trying to cover it up. But I suspect Cruise was already on CA DMV’s bad books after having so many publicized issues in SF and this was just the last straw.
- SR2Z 3y agoMany of the "publicized" issues in SF are entirely made up; see the "Cruise blocks an ambulance" incident, which SFFD had to recant as soon as Cruise started showing video to journalists. It's a shame they tried to hide it in this situation. They could have had a relatively smooth rise if they hadn't; a few years of awkward coexistence with robot cars is a small price to pay for the benefits of (almost totally) freeing humans from the task of driving. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a Cruise has still never avoidably struck a pedestrian. Even when there have been V2V crashes, the overwhelming majority were caused by poor driving from humans.
- oulu2006 3y agoThis^ Trust is very important and if you can't trust your CEO to do the right thing and comply with regulations you haven't got anything.