NHTSA Probes First Autonomous Car Crash Case Involving GM Cruise

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  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a special investigation into a crash of a General Motors Company GM backed Cruise self-driving vehicle in California, leading to minor injuries, Reuters reports.
  • It marked NHTSA's first case involving a Cruise vehicle.
  • The Cruise vehicle collided with an overspeeding Toyota Motor Corp TM 2016 Toyota Prius on June 3 in San Francisco. The Cruise vehicle was operating in driverless autonomous mode.
  • The auto safety agency did not identify the specific crash.
  • Also Read: GM Backed Cruise Is Giving Google, Tesla A Run For Their Money
  • The agency reportedly has had conversions with Cruise officials regarding the incident and has not opened a defect probe into Cruise.
  • Cruise disclosed providing the NHTSA with "routine information" the agency had sought in its investigation.
  • NHTSA launched 45 special crash investigations since 2016 involving suspected automated and advanced driver systems. 
  • Price Action: GM shares traded lower by 0.61% at $32.46 in the premarket on the last check Friday.
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