GM sued by motorcyclist in first lawsuit to involve autonomous vehicle

Oscar Nilsson'knocked to ground' in San Francisco as company tested self-driving cars Wed 24 Jan 2018 06.55 EST Last modified on Wed 24 Jan 2018 07.09 EST General Motors is facing one of the first lawsuits to involve an autonomous vehicle, after a collision between its Cruise self-driving car and a motorbike in California. Motorcyclist Oscar Nilsson is suing GM stating that the Chevrolet Bolt, which was operating in autonomous mode with a backup driver behind the wheel, "suddenly veered back into Nilsson's lane, striking Nilsson and knocking him to the ground". The accident happened on 7 December in heavy traffic in the Hayes Valley district of San Francisco, with the GM vehicle reportedly travelling at 12mph and the motorcycle 17mph. The accident report filed with the California disputes Nilsson's claims. The report states that the autonomous vehicle was driving in the centre of three one-way lanes.