Anatomy of a Robotaxi Crash: Lessons from the Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Mishap
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.06046v2
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:15:43 GMT
- Title: Anatomy of a Robotaxi Crash: Lessons from the Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Mishap
- Authors: Philip Koopman,
- Abstract summary: An October 2023 crash between a GM Cruise robotaxi and a pedestrian in San Francisco resulted in a severe injury.
We look at how Cruise mishandled dealing with their robotaxi dragging a pedestrian under the vehicle after the initial post-crash stop.
We explore safety lessons that might be learned related to: recognizing and responding to nearby mishaps, building an accurate world model of a post-collision scenario, and poor organizational discipline in responding to a mishap.
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- Abstract: An October 2023 crash between a GM Cruise robotaxi and a pedestrian in San Francisco resulted not only in a severe injury, but also dramatic upheaval at that company that will likely have lasting effects throughout the industry. Is-sues stem not just from the loss events themselves, but also from how Cruise mishandled dealing with their robotaxi dragging a pedestrian under the vehicle after the initial post-crash stop. External investigation reports provide raw material describing the incident and critique the company's response from a regulatory point of view, but exclude safety engineering recommendations from scope. We highlight specific facts and relationships among events by tying together different pieces of the external report material. We then explore safety lessons that might be learned related to: recognizing and responding to nearby mishaps, building an accurate world model of a post-collision scenario, the in-adequacy of a so-called "minimal risk condition" strategy in complex situations, poor organizational discipline in responding to a mishap, overly aggressive post-collision automation choices that made a bad situation worse, and a reluctance to admit to a mishap causing much worse organizational harm down-stream.
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