50% chop effective 'immediately' as department investigates traffic and safety issues
San Francisco Bay Area techies who want to hail a driverless Cruise robo-taxi have fewer to pick from after officials said it must reduce its fleet"immediately" in the wake of several incidents, just a day after a collision between an emergency vehicle and an AV on Thursday night.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said it was"investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco" and is in contact with both Cruise and law enforcement officials. It said its"primary focus" was"the safe operation of autonomous vehicles and safety of the public who share the road with these vehicles," adding it was investigating to"determine the facts.
The night before, Cruise vehicles were involved in two collisions. The first collision was with first responders. The companythat one of its cars had"entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be en route to an emergency scene." It added that its"car contained one passenger who was treated on scene and transported via ambulance for what we believe are non-severe injuries.
It added:"The AV's ability to successfully chart the emergency vehicle's path was complicated by the fact that the emergency vehicle was in the oncoming lane of traffic, which it had moved into to bypass the red light.
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