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sail hasnamedits first “ master safety officer ” as part of the party ’s effort to rehabilitate itself follow an incident — and result controversy — last year that leave a pedestrian wedge under and then draw by one of its robotaxis .
Steve Kenner , an self-governing fomite industry veteran who has hold in top safety roles at Kodiak , Locomation , Aurora and Uber ’s now - defunct ego - driving division , is fill the newly create persona . Kenner will report directly to Cruise chair and chief administrative officeholder Craig Glidden . He will “ supervise Cruise ’s safety management system of rules and operations ” and cultivate “ in direct partnership with the Cruise Board of Directors , ” the ship’s company said in a statement Monday .
Louise Zhang , a VP of safe and system at Cruise and one of the highest higher-ranking safety - related employees prior to Kenner ’s reaching , will remain in her position .
Kenner ’s assignment comes just three weeks after the loss of a195 - page reportby law business firm Quinn Emanuel examine the October crash , where a Cruise robotaxi move and dragged a walker who was previously hit by a homo - get car , as well as the company ’s answer . That written report ultimately determine that Cruise ’s leadership had a “ myopic ” focal point on the media ’s response to the crash , and that it left out crucial fact when discussing the upshot with the public and with regulators .
The crash , and Cruise ’s handling of it , are now the study of many administration investigations . The Department of Justice , Securities and Exchange Commission , California Department of Motor Vehicles , California Public Utilities Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are all probing the society ’s actions .
Kenner will go his new use at the company at a fourth dimension when the entire robotaxi fleet is grounded . sail recentlyslashedits workforce by 24 % and pushed out a number of high-pitched - level employees . Cruise co - founding father andKyle Vogtand Colorado - founder Dan Kan resigned last twelvemonth .
General Motors , which have Cruise , has say it willscale back investmentin the autonomous vehicle troupe by $ 1 billion this year . The automaker installed Glidden as chief administrative officer inNovemberas it started sorting through why the company deal the October crash so poorly .
