US investigating autonomous vehicle company's crash report
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A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how quickly it reported the crash of a test vehicle last fall
DETROIT -- A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how much time elapsed before it reported the crash of one of its test vehicles last fall.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents released Monday that it's investigating Pony.ai's reporting of an Oct. 28 crash in Fremont, California, about two weeks after it occurred.
A software error caused one of the company's autonomous test vehicles to crash into a median road sign. Recall documents filed by the company say there were no injuries or other property damage.
The agency says it opened the investigation to see whether Pony.ai complied with reporting requirements under a general order issued last June to all manufacturers testing autonomous vehicles, or those with driver-assist systems that need human supervision.
