[1/2] A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco where it does most of its testing, in California, U.S., September 26, 2018.
NHTSA's preliminary evaluation covers about 594 vehicles and is the first step before the agency seek to force a recall.
In December, NHTSA opened a separate safety probe into the autonomous driving system in Cruise vehicles after reports of two injuries in rear-end crashes.
NHTSA said Cruise vehicles "may engage in inappropriately hard braking or become immobilized."
The DMV in August said it was investigating "recent concerning incidents" involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco and asked the company to take half its robotaxis off the roads, a request Cruise complied with.
Persons:
Heather Somerville, Mary Barra, Cruise, robotaxi, David Shepardsin, Nick Carey, Abinaya, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Jan Harvey, Nick Zieminski
Organizations:
General Motors Corp, REUTERS, Rights, General Motors, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, GM, Cruise, California Department of Motor Vehicles, California Public Utilities Commission, Thomson
Locations:
San Francisco, California, U.S, Cruise, Washington, London, Bengaluru