About two months ago, Cruise started driving its robotics in San Francisco without a driver. But one of its cars had adventures with the police. The following video was originally posted on Instagram last weekend and captures the embarrassing moment of the San Francisco police when they went to observe the vehicle because its lights do not turn on.
After stopping the Cruise Chevy Bolt, one of the officers approaches his window. He tries (unsuccessfully) to open the door and starts walking back to his car.
The autonomous however, the vehicle starts up and starts to drive away, leaving the police officers stunned. But then he stops and turns on the alarms a little further away. The police arrive behind the vehicle again, the officers get out of the patrol car again and begin to circle around car while probably trying to figure out how to turn on its headlights.
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
Such as explained Cruise spokesman Aaron Mclear told The Verge the self-driving vehicle didn't leave to avoid police, but was trying to find a safer place. location to stop. Mclear also confirmed that officers stopped the vehicle for not having its lights on. He even mentioned that Cruise has since fixed the problem.
Cruise, is a subsidiary of General Motors, and uses it technology LIDAR to enhance auto capabilitiesdriving of its vehicles. The company has been using the cars to transport its San Francisco-based employees since 2017, and has just started rolling out taxis for the city's population.
We do not know exactly what caused the headlights to go out, but it is quite disturbing to think that such vehicles are only allowed to run from 10 pm. until 6 a.m.