Cruise robotaxi service hid severity of accident, California officials claim

General Motors service faces $1.5m penalty over allegations it misled regulators after a driverless car ran into a pedestrian

California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California license.

The potential penalty facing GM's Cruise service could be around $1.5m, based on documents filed late last week by the California public utilities commission.