NHTSA Probes First Autonomous Car Crash Case Involving GM Cruise

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched a special investigation into a crash of a General Motors Company GM backed Cruise self-driving vehicle in California, leading to minor injuries, Reuters reports.
It marked NHTSA's first case involving a Cruise vehicle.
The Cruise vehicle collided with an overspeeding Toyota Motor Corp TM 2016 Toyota Prius on June 3 in San Francisco. The Cruise vehicle was operating in driverless autonomous mode.
The auto safety agency did not identify the specific crash.
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The agency reportedly has had conversions with Cruise officials regarding the incident and has not opened a defect probe into Cruise.
Cruise disclosed providing the NHTSA with "routine information" the agency had sought in its investigation.
NHTSA launched 45 special crash investigations since 2016 involving suspected automated and advanced driver systems.
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