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AdvtAdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Download ETAuto App Get Realtime updatesSave your favourite articles Scan to download AppGeneral Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city.The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. "The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco," the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press. The Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote. "We realize that we'll always encounter challenging situations, which is why continuous improvement is central to our work.