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


FILE PHOTO The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit Michigan U.S. March 16 2021. Picture taken March 16 2021.  REUTERSRebecca CookFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles produced by General Motors' robotaxi unit Cruise LLC.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has received notices of incidents in which self-driving Cruise vehicles "may engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized."

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