Law firm hired by Cruise says Cruise didn't mislead regulators, they just had trouble using the internet. Verge proceeds to repeat the claim uncritically (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by sc_griffith@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Actual framing:

Cruise wasn’t hiding the pedestrian-dragging video from regulators — it just had bad internet / An independent review of an incident in which a driverless Cruise vehicle dragged a pedestrian over 20 feet concludes the company has connectivity issues.

My expectations for journalists are low but goddamn

archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20240126195607/https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050791/cruise-pedestrian-dragging-video-driverless-report

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[-] dgerard@awful.systems 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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An independent review

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The law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, was hired by Cruise

fuckin

Comments call it out straight away at least

this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024

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