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Eugene

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Tue Oct 17, 2023, 09:03 AM Oct 2023

Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents [View all]

Source: BBC

Cruise self-driving cars investigated after two accidents

17 October 2023

About 600 self-driving cars made by a unit of General Motors are being investigated by regulators after reports of injuries to pedestrians.

Self-driving cars made by Cruise may have been "encroaching on pedestrians", according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The NHTSA said it had received two reports involving pedestrian injuries.

Cruise says its safety record "continues to outperform comparable human drivers".

The NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said the reports were related to self-driving cars hitting pedestrians on crossings in San Francisco.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67133409

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