The state DMV wants the experimental San Francisco-based fleet reduced in size until the investigation into a crash earlier this week is complete.
Cruise, the autonomous car operation owned by General Motors, has been asked by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to halve its operations in and around San Francisco. The request comes after a crash into an emergency vehicle on Thursday night.
The incident on Thursday saw a Cruise autonomous car carrying a passenger struck by a fire truck at an intersection. , the car entered an intersection with a green light when it was struck by the truck with blaring sirens as it was responding to an emergency. The passenger was treated for what Cruise calls "non-servere injuries."and other outlets on Friday, the California DMV announced a 50% reduction in the allotted size of the Cruise fleet in San Francisco while an investigation into the crash continues.
The company's operations in and around San Francisco have been under fire in a series of unrelated events throughout the past week. The incident with the emergency vehicle is by far the most alarming, but Cruise and its robotaxi fleet have also been blamed for
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