US investigates an accident involving Cruise AV self-driving car
An accident with an autonomous vehicle in California resulted in minor injuries
The NHTSA looks into an accident involving an autonomous vehicle
GM’s self driving vehicles are on public streets in San Francisco
Cruise has been dealing with troublesome incidents including traffic jams
A small injury-causing collision involving an autonomous cruise vehicle occurred in San Francisco and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a special inquiry into the incident.
The special investigations programme at NHTSA focuses on cases that can be used to examine unique collision circumstances or results from an engineering standpoint.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles, which oversees the AVs in the state, stated that the collision that NHTSA is examining happened on June 3 at 11 p.m.
The right rear door, panel and wheel of the Cruise AV were damaged as a result of the Toyota Prius making contact with the Cruise AV’s rear passenger side. Both vehicles’ occupants received medical attention for minor wounds.
