Reading the full report I found an investigation table insightful.

The crux of the complaints relate to GM not transmitting the “dragging” data, which establishes why and how the robot likely hurt this pedestrian after impact far worse than a human driver would have.

Further along in the report it’s made plain how Cruise was not disclosing that their robot did the wrong thing or that it significantly increased harms to the pedestrian.

Communications members also continued to give reporters the following bullet point on background: “[t]he AV came to a complete stop immediately after impacting the struck pedestrian, even though by this time Cruise, including senior members of its communications team, knew that the AV moved forward immediately after striking the pedestrian. Cruise communications team members gave this statement to media reporters after the 6:45 a.m. SLT meeting, some of whom published it, well into the afternoon of October 3, including Forbes, CNBC, ABC News Digital, Engadget, Jalopnik, and
The Register.

That’s not good. But the worst part is when Cruise staff defined harming pedestrians in an urban environment as an “edge” case they aren’t concerned about.

Vogt reportedly characterized the October 2 Accident as an extremely rare event, which he labeled as an “edge case”.

Cold. Cruel. Immoral.

This is a good reminder that American “death corridors” in cities were no accident. And I’ve been saying robots on roads will kill a lot of pedestrians since 2016, the exact opposite of edge.