The slant on these articles is so wild. It's probably more noticeable because I'm generally a fan of AVs. But wow, if you're a journalist writing this go take a look in the mirror and ask what happened. She was literally hit by another human driver who then fled the scene of the accident. I'm sure we'll find out more about the AV, since you know, it didn't flee the scene, but it's so funny to see this article focusing on the AV.
Half the article is about the EV. I’d encourage the curious to read it. There’s a lot of info about how the Cruise vehicle responded and how people had to work around the vehicle’s response.
I mean, the police directed Cruise to leave the vehicle in place. What exactly would you expect them to do when directed to not move?
From the article:
According to Cruise, police had directed the company to keep the vehicle stationary, apparently with the pedestrian stuck beneath it. Each car contains a speaker through which Cruise staff can communicate with passengers or with law enforcement trying to give instructions.
While spokespeople for the Police Department did not have an officer’s report Tuesday morning to clarify exactly when police made the order, they said it is standard procedure not to move cars at the scene of wrecks — regardless of whether a human is operating them.
“When it comes to someone pinned beneath a vehicle, the most effective way to unpin them is to lift the vehicle,” Sgt. Kathryn Winters, a spokesperson for the department, said in an interview. Were a driver to move a vehicle with a person lying there, “you run the risk of causing more injury.”
