U.S. opens safety probe into autonomous driving system in GM’s Cruise vehicles

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received notices of incidents in which vehicles operated by Cruise “may engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized.”

The agency said while both issues “appear to be distinct, they each result in the Cruise vehicles becoming unexpected roadway obstacles.” The safety agency’s preliminary evaluation covers 242 Cruise autonomous vehicles.

Last month, Cruise Chief Operating Officer Gil West told Reuters the company plans to enter a “large number of markets” and scale operations up to “thousands of vehicles” in 2023.