_Regulation · Operational restriction_

# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA26001: Cruise Pedestrian Dragging Investigation

Canonical ID: `7d237f3a-317d-4b91-b6e2-039170a131af`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `operational_restriction`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2023-12-01

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.

## 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.


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