California later revoked the license for Cruise vehicles to operate without human drivers behind the wheel.
In the crash, another vehicle with a person behind the wheel struck a pedestrian, sending the person into the path of a Cruise autonomous vehicle.
The pedestrian was pinned under one of the Cruise vehicle's tires and was critically injured.
NHTSA opened an investigation Oct. 16 into four reports that Cruise vehicles may not exercise proper caution around pedestrians.
GM recently paused production of the Cruise Origin, a fully autonomous vehicle designed for Cruise to carry multiple passengers.
Persons:
—, Cruise, Cruise's robotaxis
Organizations:
Motors, Cruise, Service, state's Department of Motor Vehicles, U.S . National, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, AV, Department of Motor Vehicles, General Motors Co, Detroit, GM
Locations:
San Francisco, California, Cruise, Detroit