Economy got you down? Surviving a robotaxi strike could net up to $12 million

Fortune reports that the company paid out $8-$12 million USD (roughly $10.8-$16 million CAD) to a woman who was dragged and then pinned to the ground after a regular car hit her, and a passing Cruise robotaxi parked on top of her legs.

Obviously, this isn’t as foolproof as the bus strategy I shared above, but as we work through the kinks of this tech boom, there are bound to be at least a few bugs.

That said, Cruise self-driving cars are back on the roads in some states, but now with human drivers behind the wheel.

In 2018, a pedestrian was killed by a self-driving Uber, which had a driver behind the wheel who wasn’t paying attention.

So, while a driver in the car could have moved the Cruise taxi in this case, it doesn’t seem like the perfect solution.

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