TECH - GM's Cruise Fine Tunes Self-Driving Safety For Easier Coexistence With Emergency Responders | Benzinga
General Motors Co‘s (NYSE:GM) autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, has implemented several changes to enhance the interaction of its autonomous vehicles with first responders.
What Happened: Cruise vehicles will now proactively reduce their speed to 70% of the posted speed limit when they detect the early sound of an approaching siren.
Furthermore, the company has improved its emergency vehicle prediction capabilities. These updates enable the vehicle to anticipate scenarios where a fire truck might traverse an intersection against a red light and assess the potential speed at which this might occur.
Additionally, Cruise vehicles can now better recognize emergency scenes, fire hoses, and caution tape, as stated ...