Cruise will cut its fleet of robot cars in half after two crashes in San Francisco
Cruise has agreed to cut its fleet of robotic taxis in San Francisco in half as authorities investigate two recent accidents in the city.
Here's What We Know
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) asked the company to reduce its fleet after a Cruise robot car collided with an ambulance.
"Cruise has agreed to a 50% reduction and will have no more than 50 driverless vehicles in operation during the day and 150 driverless vehicles in operation at night." - the DMV said.
On August 17, 2023 at around 10 p.m. local time, Cruise's robotaxi ran a green light, entered an intersection and collided with an ambulance. The drone was carrying a passenger who was hospitalised with non-serious injuries.
That same evening, another Cruise car without a passenger collided with another vehicle in San Francisco.
This event comes just over a week after California regulators allowed Cruise and Waymo to operate robotaxis in San Francisco at all hours of the day and night.
Go Deeper:
- Cruise's robocars paralysed traffic in San Francisco just after state authorities allowed the company to expand drone operations in the city
- Cruise's unmanned taxi gets stuck in wet cement in San Francisco
- San Francisco prosecutor asks California authorities to suspend permits for Waymo and Cruise's 24-hour robot taxi service
Source: The Associated Press
