San Francisco Fire Department via... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreWASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. and California officials said on Tuesday they are in discussions with General Motors' (GM.N) self-driving unit Cruise about an accident in San Francisco involving a pedestrian hit by a vehicle into the path of a robot taxi.
The self-driving vehicle came to a stop on top of the pedestrian, the San Francisco Fire Department said on social media, adding the victim was freed using rescue tools and transported to a nearby trauma center.
San Francisco police said Cruise was cooperating in the investigation.
The DMV in August said it was investigating "recent concerning incidents" involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco and asked the company to take half its robotaxis off the roads, a request Cruise complied with.
NHTSA said Cruise vehicles "may engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized."
Persons:
Cruise, David Shepardson, Chris Reese
Organizations:
General Motors, San Francisco Fire Department, Traffic Safety Administration, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Cruise, DMV, Teamsters, NHTSA, Thomson
Locations:
Francisco, San Francisco , California, U.S, WASHINGTON, California, San Francisco