California regulator investigates GM’s Cruise robotaxis after multiple crashes.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s autos ‌regulator‍ is investigating “recent concerning incidents” involving autonomous vehicles ⁣operated ‌by General ⁣Motors unit Cruise in San⁣ Francisco. The California Department of‍ Motor‍ Vehicles (DMV) has asked Cruise to take half its robotaxis off the roads.

The statement from the DMV‌ comes after a‌ Cruise robotaxi was⁤ involved in a crash⁢ with an emergency vehicle in San​ Francisco late on Thursday, ‍the latest ⁤accident involving the self-driving cars.

The regulator also said it has asked Cruise to immediately reduce its active fleet of vehicles by 50% until the investigation is⁢ complete and Cruise​ takes⁢ actions⁢ to improve road safety. ⁤Cruise⁢ has agreed to a ‌50%⁢ reduction, it added.

“The DMV reserves the right, following investigation of the ‍facts, to ⁣suspend or revoke testing and/or deployment permits” if it is determined to be an unreasonable risk to public safety, the regulator said in a statement.

Cruise said ‍one⁤ of its ‌cars ⁣“entered the intersection‌ on a green light and ⁢was ​struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be ‍en route to an emergency scene” after 10 p.m. on ⁢Thursday (0500 GMT Friday).

The car “did identify the ​risk ‍of a ⁤collision‍ and⁤ initiated a⁣ braking maneuver, reducing its speed, but was ultimately unable to avoid the ⁢collision,” the company, which is‍ investigating the incident, said in a⁣ statement on Friday.

Initial investigation shows ⁤the collision occurred when a fire truck was operating in an emergency with its forward facing red lights and siren on, the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement to Reuters.

The police said the sole passenger in ⁤the autonomous vehicle ‍(AV) was transported to a ⁤local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The California Public Utilities Commission‌ (CPUC) last​ week voted to allow robotaxis from Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo to⁣ operate at all hours of the day throughout San Francisco and charge passengers for rides despite ⁤strong opposition from residents and city ⁣agencies.

The two have ⁢been ⁤running robotaxi tests limited by times and geographic areas within San Francisco.

City Attorney David ‌Chiu ⁢asked the CPUC on Thursday to halt its ⁣decision while the city ‌files for ‌a re-hearing.⁣ “We have seen that this technology is not ⁤yet ready, and poor AV performance has interfered with ⁢the life-saving‌ operations of first responders. San Francisco will suffer serious harms from this unfettered ⁤expansion,” he said in a⁣ statement.

(Reporting⁤ by Abhirup ‍Roy and Hyunjoo Jin in San Francisco; ⁢editing by Diane Craft and Sonali Paul)

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