Cruise driverless cars face NHTSA safety investigation: there are safety risks

Recently, U.S. federal regulators expressed concern that self-driving cars from General Motors’ self-driving vehicle subsidiary Cruise were exhibiting dangerous behavior on the road, triggering a safety investigation into General Motors

According to documents released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), they have begun investigating safety defects in nearly 600 Cruise self-driving cars. The investigation found that the cars may not have taken adequate measures to protect the safety of pedestrians on the road, including at crosswalks.

This is not the first time Cruise has attracted attention. Earlier, the company was in the spotlight for its driverless taxi service. It is understood that Cruise’s self-driving taxi service has been put into operation in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States, which has attracted General Motors’ attention in the field of autonomous driving. As autonomous driving technology becomes one of the future trends of the automobile industry First, it has attracted the attention and investment of many technology and automobile companies. However, with the rapid development of autonomous driving technology, how to ensure road safety has always been the focus of regulatory agencies and the public. For General Motors, this incident is undoubtedly a severe test. The findings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will have a significant impact on the company's reputation and could negatively impact Cruise's driverless taxi business. Therefore, General Motors must take immediate action to address the safety concerns of its Cruise self-driving cars to avoid further public doubts and regulatory pressure

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