Cruise Robotaxi Drives Into Wet Cement, More Mishaps With Fire Trucks

One of the driverless Chevrolet Bolts operated by Cruise apparently drove through a construction zone last week, stranding itself in wet cement. They came out to advise the CPUC not to approve any autonomous vehicle expansions by providing a year’s worth of crash data and voicing their concerns. But neither brand appears to be making new fans in San Francisco. The most recent involves a Cruise robotaxi in San Francisco colliding with an SFPD truck. With local officials souring on self-driving testing in San Francisco, there’s been more focused coverage of mishaps over the last several months.