WASHINGTON – Facts National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a special investigation into a recent accident of a Yacht The agency said on Thursday a vehicle in California resulted in minor injuries.
The safe car The agency did not identify the specific crash, but a Cruise vehicle operating in driverless self-driving mode was involved in a crash with minor injuries on June 3 in San Francisco, follow a report is filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. State agencies told Reuters it “has had conversations with Cruise officials about the incident.”
Self-driving car maker Cruise, by Synthetic enginedeclined to comment.
NHTSA’s Special collision investigation is separate from defect investigation used to determine if the vehicle should remember. The agency did not open a defect investigation into Cruise.
NHTSA has opened 45 special crash investigations into crashes since 2016 involving suspected advanced and automated driving systems; This is the first time regarding Cruise vehicles.
In its June 3 crash report, Cruise said its vehicle entered the left lane and signaled a turn, then gave the green light for a left turn.
At the same time, a Toyota Prius 2016 approached the intersection on the right turn lane from the opposite direction at about 40 mph in the 25 mph speed zone.
Journeys self-driving car stop before completing the turn due to oncoming Priusenter the intersection and come into contact with the rear passengers of the Yacht, the latter drag from the scene, the report said. Cruise said people using both vehicles received medical treatment because the defendant suffered minor injuries.
On June 23, Cruise said it had begun charging fares for driverless rides in San Francisco. Earlier in June, Cruise became the first company to secure a license to charge for self-driving trips there, after overcoming objections from local officials.
Safely manned self-driving test cars have become a regular scene in San Francisco, and completely driverless cars are also growing in popularity. Turning them into a fledgling business in a major US city marks an important milestone in the long journey towards driverless taxi service.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Franklin Paul and Leslie Adler)
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