The accident triggered a lawsuit for over $75,000 against General Motors, which owns the automation company Cruise; the 27-year-old plaintiff, Oscar Willhelm Nilsson, went on disability leave because, according to the suit, he "suffered injuries to his neck and shoulder and will require lengthy treatment." Welcome to the fascinating world of accidents involving vehicles that drive themselves and make decisions on their own. The legal system will now need to determine where any blame lies. In a report filed by GM to California's DMV, the company states, referencing a traffic report, that "the motorcyclist was determined to be at fault for attempting to overtake and pass another vehicle on the right…" Traffic at the time was "heavy," and the company says that the biker had been lane-splitting, which is legal in the state and involves a rider cruising between two lanes of traffic. According to the police traffic collision report, a copy of which was obtained by Popular Science, the driver of the Cruise said that "he attempted to take control of the self-driving vehicle by grabbing the wheel, but simultaneously collided with [the motorcycle]."