California DMW suspend Cruise robotaxis after hit-and-run
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the suspension of Cruise‘s driverless vehicles after a hit-and-run incident where a woman was further injured by the autonomous vehicle’s (AV) safety manoeuvre response to the crash.
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