A report filed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week has opened another investigation into GM's robotaxi...
company Cruise. According to the filing, the NHTSA has received multiple reports of Cruise's autonomous EVs blocking roadways and stopping abruptly, causing accidents with other drivers on roads. Cruise is a startup founded in 2013 in San Francisco before being was purchased by GM in 2016. The startup immediately began converting the automaker's Chevy Bolt EV to be fully-autonomous backed by $14 million in GM funding. The Bolt remains the self-driving EV of choice for Cruise until its Origin platform EV eventually takes over. While the company continues to expand its autonomous robotaxi service in California, it hasn't come without its fair share of bugs (and occasional accidents). Earlier this year, Cruise recalled 80 of its autonomous robotaxis, citing a risk of accidents, particularly during turns. Following an investigation that began in June after two people were injured, the NHTSA stated that a software issue caused the self-driving Cruise vehicles to "incorrectly predict" oncoming vehicle's paths, adding risk for collisions. Cruise briefly decommissioned each of those EVs in order to implement a software…