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Cruise has agreed to reduce its fleet of self-driving taxis in San Francisco by 50% following an intervention by state authorities. The company, a subsidiary of General Motors, adhered to the request from the California Department of Motor Vehicles following two recent crashes in the city. Cruise will now have no more than 50 of its modified Chevrolet Bolt autonomous vehicles (AVs) operating during daylight hours, and a maximum of 100 in service at night. The second incident saw one of the firm’s self-driving taxis and a fire truck come into contact, with a rider in the driverless Cruise taxi subsequently taken to hospital with minor injuries. Cruise addressed the incident on a blog post on its website and also on X, formerly known as Twitter.