In a September 30 press release, NHTSA announced its consent order with autonomous vehicle company Cruise, over the company’s failure to comply with crash reporting rules detailed in NHTSA’s Standing General Order. The Standing General Order requires manufacturers and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes in a specific time frame depending on the nature of the crash.

The consent order addresses Cruise’s failure to disclose the details of an October 2023 incident in which a Cruise vehicle, operating autonomously, dragged a pedestrian several feet before coming to a stop. According to NHTSA’s press release, Cruise will pay a total monetary penalty of $1.5 million, and is required to submit to NHTSA a corrective action plan on how it will improve its compliance with the Standing General Order.

Read the full NHTSA press release here.