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Cruise (GM)

Products: automation-operator. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 25.0/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 81th percentile of 62 other companies.

Analyst brief

The record contains two entries: a fleet-wide recall over unexpected braking behavior, and a Department of Justice/SEC investigation opened after a pedestrian-dragging crash. Severity runs from 3 to 4, and the record combines a manufacturer-initiated corrective action with a federal investigative action, indicating both self-reported and externally imposed scrutiny. The index of 25.2 and 80.6th percentile place the company in the elevated band within the other category, though it ranks below the top-decile entities in the broader dataset. The record shows a compounding pattern: a safety-critical vehicle-control recall followed by federal investigation of a specific injury-causing incident, rather than a single standalone event.

Entries by year and severity

122024 S3: 12024 S4: 1224
S1S2S3S4S5

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Yearly entries vs category average

recall over time vs category

regulatory over time vs category

Incident log (2 unique incidents)

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S308/09
2024
recall USAGM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking Wards Auto
S401/25
2024
regulatory San Francisco, CA, USAJustice Department and SEC investigate Cruise robotaxi after pedestrian-dragging crash Smart Cities Dive

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