{
 "id": "p2026-09-06-117",
 "received": "2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00",
 "proposer": "researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, era-2020-2023",
 "kind": "remedy",
 "sha": "d4207d566619bc06",
 "data": {
  "kind": "remedy",
  "on_tech": "cruise-ads",
  "on": "a driverless car that pulled over while a pedestrian was pinned beneath it, dragging her, on 2 October 2023 in San Francisco",
  "name": "Cruise NHTSA safety recall 23E-086 — collision-detection subsystem software update",
  "from": "2023-11-07",
  "region": "US",
  "people": {
   "n": 950,
   "unit": "driverless vehicles",
   "date": "2023-11-07"
  },
  "effect": {
   "n": null,
   "unit": "vehicles updated",
   "date": "2023-11-07",
   "what": "software change so the vehicle remains stationary after a pedestrian collision rather than attempting a pullover"
  },
  "statistic": "Cruise recalled 950 robotaxis on 7 November 2023 after the 2 October pedestrian dragging. Separately, on 24 October 2023 the California DMV suspended Cruise's deployment and driverless testing permits, finding the vehicles 'not safe for the public's operation' and that the manufacturer 'misrepresented' safety information — a remedy with no people count from the DMV's own statement (https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/news-and-media/dmv-statement-on-cruise-llc-suspension/).",
  "source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gms-cruise-recalls-950-robotaxis-pedestrian-collision-rcna124195",
  "quote": "the Collision Detection Subsystem may cause the Cruise AV to attempt to pull over out of traffic",
  "source_kind": "secondary"
 },
 "from_file": "impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-era-2020-2023.md"
}