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   Michael Busch (michael_w_busch@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 22:44:20 JST Michael Busch

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   #California shut down Cruise "self-driving" taxis after one of the cars ran over someone, leaving her stuck under the vehicle, and after the company apparently tried to hide video of the event from investigators: https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/dmv-immediately-suspends-cruises-robotaxi-permit-in-california/amp/

   (The pedestrian in this case survived and was transported to hospital.)

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     Michael Busch (michael_w_busch@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 22:44:21 JST Michael Busch

     • Steve Herman

     Way overdue.

     And may similarly lethally dangerous projects by other companies also be shut down; before more people get killed.

     QT Steve Herman @w7voa
     2023 October 24

     GM Cruise autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits are suspended effective immediately by the California DMV, citing "an unreasonable risk to public safety." https://journa.host/@w7voa/111291252876920768

     Bø!rge repeated this.