Cruise, an autonomous driving technology company, started testing driverless taxi services in San Francisco regarding 3 months ago. A few days ago, some netizens photographed a police officer who violated the rules of the Cruise taxi. When they tried to investigate, the driverless taxi turned out to be They drove away on their own, and the two policemen had to walk back to the police car to follow. Cruise later needed to issue a statement explaining that it seemed the police would have to develop another set of measures when it comes to self-driving cars.
From the video, it can be seen that the Cruise driverless taxi was at a traffic light, and the police car was parked behind. The two police officers got out of the car and walked to the taxi for investigation. The taxi started following the traffic light turned green, passed an intersection and called Approach the right light to the side of the road, then turn off the fire light (warning light) and stop at the side of the road. The police car followed and stopped behind the taxi, and two policemen stepped forward to check. It is understood that the Cruise driverless taxi was stopped by the police for not having the headlights on at night as required by law.
Welcome to the future. Cop pulls over driverless car (because no lights?) Then Cruise goes on the lamb. (via https://t.co/mtmsIeOAUP) pic.twitter.com/ecQ5xXuSnS
— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) April 10, 2022
After the video was circulated on the Internet, there was a lot of discussion. A Cruise spokesperson also explained to the media that the self-driving taxi was not escaping, but that it wanted to find a safer place to park. The spokesman acknowledged that the car was stopped by police for not having headlights, but said the problem had been resolved. San Francisco only allows Cruise to conduct self-driving tests between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., so headlights are a must. Cruise did not explain why the vehicle in question did not have the lights on.
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