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NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation

NHTSA opened Engineering Analysis EA26001 investigating Cruise LLC autonomous vehicles after a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise robotaxi in San Francisco in October 2023. Investigation examines the ADS’s response to pedestrian collisions and post-collision behavior.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2023-12-01

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Sources (1)

  1. https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2023/INOA-EA26001-10024.pdf · 2023-12-01

Status history

  • In effect · 2023-12-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation cover?
NHTSA opened Engineering Analysis EA26001 investigating Cruise LLC autonomous vehicles after a pedestrian was dragged by a Cruise robotaxi in San Francisco in October 2023. Investigation examines the ADS’s response to pedestrian collisions and post-collision behavior.
Where does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation apply?
NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation take effect?
NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation is recorded as effective December 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation still in effect?
NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation apply to?
NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation is recorded as applying to autonomous vehicles on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation: Apollo RT6, Argo AI Self-Driving System, Aurora, Aurora Driver and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: av

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation.

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