GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after two crashes in San Francisco

A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV in Detroit is displayed, Jan. 16, 2019. The California state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit to reduce its fleet in San Francisco after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Aug 19, 2023. — AP

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.

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.