Photo: - / General Motors/AFP/FileSource: AFPUS authorities opened a preliminary investigation into General Motors' Cruise autonomous driving program following sudden stop incidents, according to a notice seen Friday by AFP. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing two types of incidents that result in Cruise vehicles "becoming unexpected roadway obstacles," said the notice. While there have been no fatalities from the incidents, the investigation comes on the heels of an ongoing NHTSA probe into Tesla's "Autopilot" driver-assistance system. The agency received three incident reports in which Cruise vehicles were struck by another auto from the rear following a "hard braking maneuver," according to the notice. The agency has also been alerted to "multiple" cases where unmanned Cruise vehicles became "immobilized," stranding passengers in unsafe locations or becoming an impediment to others on the road.

Source: Daily Nation December 16, 2022 21:38 UTC