Self-driving car company Cruise agreed to reduce its driverless fleet by 50% after a spate of recent crashes. San Francisco officials previously pushed for a slower rollout of robotaxis.

• California regulators recently approved 24/7 operation of driverless taxis in San Francisco.
• Traffic jams and collisions followed within a week of the approval.
• City officials previously told Insider the approval would be "premature."

Cruise, a self-driving car company, agreed to slash its driverless taxi operation in San Francisco by half on Friday following reports of two separate crashes involving its vehicles.