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Cruise

Products: Robotaxi. Risk band: High   RobotRisk index 73.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 3 of 15 among AV trucking companies with incidents (93 tracked).

Analyst brief

The record contains ten entries spanning December 2022 through December 2024, covering hard-braking and immobilization investigations, a pedestrian-dragging injury, multiple regulatory fines and permit suspensions, a nationwide operations halt, a software recall, a false-report admission, and the eventual wind-down of the standalone robotaxi business. The dominant pattern is regulatory: three entries are explicitly regulatory actions (NHTSA fines, DMV suspension) layered on top of injury, recall, and shutdown events, indicating sustained enforcement scrutiny following the pedestrian-dragging incident rather than a single isolated failure. Severity is concentrated at the high end, with five of ten entries coded severity 3 or 4, and the trajectory runs from an initial investigation through escalating regulatory and injury events to eventual business termination. Cruise's index of 73.8 ranks 3 of 15 companies in AV trucking with incident history. The record as a whole documents a multi-year pattern of recurring safety, disclosure, and regulatory events culminating in the shutdown of the robotaxi operation.

Risk index

73.8/100RobotRisk index
32.1/100Median index across the 15 AV trucking companies with incident history (93 tracked, 78 with none)
3 of 15Rank in AV trucking (of 15 with incident history)
HighRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
regulatory431%
injury323%
shutdown215%
recall215%
crash18%
malfunction18%

Unique incident list

13 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S3~Dec 2024 shutdown GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi business · company-wide program wind-down Wikipedia
S414 Nov 2024 injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco NBC Bay Area
S330 Sep 2024 regulatory NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity · $1.5 million civil penalty The Verge
S309 Aug 2024 recall USAGM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking Wards Auto
S425 Jan 2024 regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive
S308 Nov 2023 recall Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis via software update after pedestrian dragging · 950 vehicles The Verge
S424 Oct 2023 regulatory CA, USACalifornia DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide · entire California fleet grounded CNBC
S402 Oct 2023 injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car Berliner Morgenpost
S402 Oct 2023 injury San Francisco, CA, USACruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco · 1 pedestrian, serious injury San Francisco Chronicle
S3~Oct 2023 regulatory San Francisco, CA, USACruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman ABC7 Bay Area
S4~Oct 2023 shutdown Cruise halts driverless operations nationwide · fleet-wide WSJ/CNBC
S2~Aug 2023 crash San Francisco, CA, USASan Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle · 1 vehicle collision Wikipedia
S2~Dec 2022 malfunction NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents · fleet-wide investigation Wikipedia
S3 ~Dec 2024 · shutdown · GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi business
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S3~Dec 2024GM ends Cruise as a standalone robotaxi businessWikipedia
S4 14 Nov 2024 · injury · Cruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S414 Nov 2024Cruise admits false report after robotaxi dragged pedestrian in San FranciscoNBC Bay Area
S3 30 Sep 2024 · regulatory · NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severity
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S330 Sep 2024NHTSA fines Cruise $1.5 million for failing to disclose pedestrian injury severityThe Verge
S3 09 Aug 2024 · recall · GM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking
USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S309 Aug 2024GM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected brakingWards Auto
S4 25 Jan 2024 · regulatory · Justice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S425 Jan 2024Justice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crashSmart Cities Dive
S3 08 Nov 2023 · recall · Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis via software update after pedestrian dragging
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S308 Nov 2023Cruise recalls 950 robotaxis via software update after pedestrian draggingThe Verge
S4 24 Oct 2023 · regulatory · California DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewide
CA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S424 Oct 2023California DMV suspends Cruise driverless permit statewideCNBC
S4 02 Oct 2023 · injury · Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another car
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S402 Oct 2023Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian after being struck by another carBerliner Morgenpost
S4 02 Oct 2023 · injury · Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S402 Oct 2023Cruise robotaxi drags pedestrian 20 feet after hit-and-run in San FranciscoSan Francisco Chronicle
S3 ~Oct 2023 · regulatory · Cruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured woman
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S3~Oct 2023Cruise fined $112,500 for delaying report on San Francisco robotaxi dragging incident that severely injured womanABC7 Bay Area
S4 ~Oct 2023 · shutdown · Cruise halts driverless operations nationwide
Location not specified1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S4~Oct 2023Cruise halts driverless operations nationwideWSJ/CNBC
S2 ~Aug 2023 · crash · San Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicle
San Francisco, CA, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Aug 2023San Francisco firetruck collides with responding Cruise vehicleWikipedia
S2 ~Dec 2022 · malfunction · NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidents
Location not specified1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Dec 2022NHTSA opens investigation into Cruise hard-braking and immobilization incidentsWikipedia

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