GM's Autonomous Driving Unit Cruise Admits To Falsifying Accident Report To NHTSA, Agrees To Pay $500K Fine

General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) autonomous driving unit Cruise has agreed to a payment of $500,000 in criminal fines for providing a false record to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding a crash in San Francisco involving one of its autonomous vehicles, the Justice Department said on Thursday.

What Happened: Cruise omitted key details of the accident that occurred in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2023, in its report to the NHTSA, where a robotaxi ran over a pedestrian who was hit by another vehicle and dragged the woman over 20 feet, the department said.

Cruise admitted to the allegation and agreed to pay the fine, it added.

"Federal laws and regulations are in place to protect public safety on our roads.  Companies with self-driving cars that seek to share our roads and crosswalks ...

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