Safety Regulator Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash in California

Safety Regulator Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash in California
The Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle, a Honda and General Motors self-driving car partnership, is seen during its unveiling in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2020. Stephen Lam/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries, the agency said on Thursday.

The auto safety agency did not identify the specific crash, but a Cruise vehicle operating in driverless autonomous mode was involved in a crash involving minor injuries on June 3 in San Francisco, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.