General 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.\nThe 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.\n“The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,” the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press.\nThe Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote.\nThe Cruise vehicle identified the risk of a crash and braked, reducing its speed, but couldn't avoid the collision, he wrote.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco","slug":"gm-s-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit-agrees-to-cut-fleet-in-half-after-2-crashes-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-19 16:33:18.042000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-20 14:30:53.357147","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"General 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.\nThe 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.\n“The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,” the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press.\nThe Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote.\nThe Cruise vehicle identified the risk of a crash and braked, reducing its speed, but couldn't avoid the collision, he wrote.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco","slug":"gm-s-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit-agrees-to-cut-fleet-in-half-after-2-crashes-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-19 17:55:15.565000+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-20 14:30:53.019842","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"General 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.\n“The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,” the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press.\nAlso Thursday night, a Cruise car without a passenger collided with another vehicle in San Francisco, the newspaper reported.\nThe Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote.\nThe Cruise vehicle identified the risk of a crash and braked, reducing its speed, but couldn't avoid the collision, he wrote.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California DMV requests Cruise to halve driverless car fleet after collision with firetruck in San Francisco","slug":"california-dmv-requests-cruise-to-halve-driverless-car-fleet-after-collision-with-firetruck-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-20 14:30:51.217130","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Cruise, the autonomous vehicle (AV) operator owned by General Motors, has been asked by the California Department of Motor Vehicles to halve its operations in San Francisco following a crash into an emergency vehicle.\nOn Friday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) asked Cruise to halve the number of vehicles it was operating in San Francisco.\nVideo on social media showed the aftermath of the crash, with the Cruise taxi smashed from the impact of the collision with the large firetruck.\nGET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe company concluded their statement, saying that, \"continuous improvement is central to our work.\"\nSimilarly, the California DMV said that, \"safety of the traveling public is the California DMV’s top priority.\"
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco, ET Auto","slug":"gm-s-cruise-autonomous-vehicle-unit-agrees-to-cut-fleet-in-half-after-2-crashes-in-san-francisco-et-auto","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-20 14:30:50.600931","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"AdvtAdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis.\nDownload 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.\n\"The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco,\" the DMV said Saturday in a statement to The Associated Press.\nThe Cruise autonomous vehicle detected the siren as soon it was distinguishable from background noise, he wrote.\n\"We realize that we'll always encounter challenging situations, which is why continuous improvement is central to our work.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Showing self-developed vehicles at autonomous driving contest : Korea.net : The official website of the Republic of Korea","slug":"showing-self-developed-vehicles-at-autonomous-driving-contest-korea-net-the-official-website-of-the-republic-of-korea","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-19 14:31:16.756798","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Photo = Yonhap NewsBusan | Aug. 18, 2023Participants in the second Futuristic Vehicle Self-driving Software Competition on Aug. 18 steer their self-developed models on a track at Kyungsung University Gymnasium in Busan's Nam-gu District.\nThe competition features a timed race in which the vehicles complete two laps around the track and a mission-based race in which they must perform tasks like navigating through obstacles and crosswalks and parking on the track.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Despite growing pains, autonomous robotaxi service hailed by disabled passengers","slug":"despite-growing-pains-autonomous-robotaxi-service-hailed-by-disabled-passengers","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-19 14:31:13.919382","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"SAN FRANCISCO -- Autonomous robotaxis have come under a microscope after a series of mishaps, causing cars and even emergency vehicles to work around seemingly confused driverless vehicles.\nPeople with disabilities have found a uniquely positive avenue in the use of driverless vehicles: the removal of the human component.\nOn Thursday, city leaders made a public plea for the state to pause a recent expansion of driverless car services, citing dangerous incidents.\nHowever, for passengers like Scott, the driverless vehicles are a welcome sight.\nIt means that I feel like I'm at home and it means that I feel like I'm not closed off from society,\" said Scott.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"San Francisco Tests Self-Driving Shuttles As Part of Autonomous Transit Push","slug":"san-francisco-tests-self-driving-shuttles-as-part-of-autonomous-transit-push","publishDate":"2023-08-18 20:44:57","createdLocal":"2023-08-19 14:31:13.063010","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Commuters in San Francisco can now hop on an autonomous shuttle service to get to work — so long as they live along a specific route called the Loop which is located on Treasure Island.\nThe launch comes barely a week after California state regulators approved an expansion of two controversial robo-taxi companies in the city.\nBeep will operate two vehicles that can hold 10 passengers each.\nBeep is being tested out as part of a pilot program to evaluate the adoption of driverless vehicles for public transit in San Francisco.\n“Having the attendant on board makes everyone feel comfortable,” said Tilly Chang, executive director of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority.
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