Tag: Self Driving Car

Safety Regulator Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash in California

WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries, the agency said on Thursday. The auto safety agency did not identify the specific crash, but a Cruise vehicle operating in driverless autonomous mode was involved in…


GM Seeks US Approval to Deploy Self-Driving Vehicles

WASHINGTON—-General Motors Co and its self-driving technology unit Cruise have petitioned U.S. regulators for permission to build and deploy a self-driving vehicle without human controls like steering wheels or brake pedals, Cruise said Friday. Cruise said in a blog post it sought permission to deploy the Cruise Origin that does not need features like a…


GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo Win Permits to Offer Self-Driving Rides to Passengers in California

SAN FRANCISCO—General Motors Co.’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous vehicle permits to offer rides to passengers in California. Cruise has obtained a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to offer driverless rides to passengers at night in some parts of San…