Car Crash

General Motors' Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis after crash involving bus

General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has recalled 300 robotaxis to update software after one of them rear-ended a municipal bus in San Francisco. Cruise says in government documents posted Friday that the robotaxi inaccurately predicted how the bus would move as it pulled out of a bus stop on March 23. The articulated two-section bus slowed as it was leaving the stop and was hit by the self-driving vehicle. Cruise characterised the crash as a fender-bender and said no one was hurt. The company says in documents sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it did the software update on March 25. Cruise determined that the collision was caused by an issue related to prediction of the unique movements of articulated vehicles in rare circumstances, the company said in documents. The company said no other crashes have happened due to the problem and that the same thing won't happen again after the update. Cruise said it did the recall to be transparent and

Apple iPhone's 'Find My' feature helps locate car crash victim in US

After following the smartphone's location, they found the car and called 911

Two killed, 8 hospitalised in fiery, wrong-way Chicago multi-car crash

A speeding driver in a stolen car went the wrong way down a Chicago street and caused a fiery, multi-car wreck in which two people were killed and at least eight others hospitalised Wednesday night, police said. Both people inside the speeding Dodge Charger were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in the South Side Chicago neighbourhood of Chatham, Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters. Six adults and two children, a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl, were hospitalised as a result of injuries from the wreck, police said Thursday morning. All were listed in either fair or good condition. Brown said the Charger had been reported stolen earlier in the day and authorities found a gun in the car. Officials did not immediately identify the two people who died inside the Charger. This is a really bad crash, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said, according to WLS-TV. I've seen many, many and this is among the worst.

Car brakes applied 5 seconds before crash: Mercedes on Mistry's crash

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has submitted its interim report on the fatal accident of industrialist Cyrus Mistry to the Palghar police, which mentions that the brakes of the vehicle were applied five seconds before it crashed into the road divider, a senior official said on Friday. He also said that a team of experts from Mercedes-Benz is scheduled to visit Mumbai on Monday from Hong Kong to carry out an inspection of the car. Meanwhile, the German automaker said in a statement that it was cooperating with the authorities in the investigation of the car crash and will share the findings only with them as it respects customer privacy and confidentiality. Mistry (54) and his friend Jahangir Pandole were killed on Sunday afternoon when their Mercedes car hit a road divider in Palghar district. Two other car occupants, Anahita Pandole (55), who was at the wheel, and her husband Darius Pandole (60) suffered injuries and were admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai. The accident occur

Car crash test rating not essential: Transport secy Giridhar Aramane

'Compliance with the central motor vehicle rules will suffice,' he clarified

Introduction of Bharat NCAP will make Indian roads safe: FADA President

FADA President Vinkesh Gulati said the programme must be made mandatory for all the manufacturers so that the choice should be on the customer.

Nearly 70% of car crashes linked to 'self-driving' in US were Tesla: Report

According to Engadget, the US NHTSA released data on 10 months of crashes between July 1, 2021 to May 15, 2022, involving cars with automated components

Car crashes into Russian Embassy gate in Romania, driver dead

Police in the Romanian capital say a car has crashed into the gate of the Russian Embassy, bursting into flames and killing the driver.

Nine killed after car-truck collision in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapuram

The incident took place on Sunday.

Child is 6th death in US parade rampage; prosecutors charge suspect

Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with five counts of intentional homicide in the crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb.

US opens probe into Tesla's Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that since January 2018 it had identified 11 crashes in which Tesla models "have encountered first responder scenes"

F1 driver Romain Grosjean escapes after horror crash at Bahrain GP

Formula One driver Romain Grosjean appears to have escaped without serious injury after his car crashed and burst into flames moments after the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The 34-year-old French driver slid off track on the first lap and his Haas car burst into flames after being sliced in two by a barrier. Grosjean clambered out with the fire roaring behind him and his race helmet singed. Moments later, Grosjean was shown on television chatting with the race doctor in the medical car. Grosjean was then helped out of the car and into an ambulance. He appeared to be shaken but did not immediately seem injured other than a slight limp. Drivers and team members stood and applauded as they saw the images of Grosjean climbing over the barrier to safety and being sprayed with a fire extinguisher. It appeared an extraordinary escape after his car was sliced in half upon impact with the barrier. The accident happened when Grosjean lost grip and slid to the right, where his

WATCH: One dead as car hits pedestrians in Times Square

The car crash also resulted in at least 22 people getting injured