Cruise's AVs posed an "an unreasonable risk to public safety," and "are not safe for the public's operation" California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said in a statement.
The suspension, which came after a series of accidents involving Cruise vehicles, is a major setback to GM's self-driving technology unit and to the nascent autonomous vehicle (AV) industry.
That month, a Cruise robotaxi was involved in a crash with an emergency vehicle in San Francisco.
Barra said the Cruise robotaxis have better safety records than human drivers.
This month, U.S. auto safety regulators opened a probe into whether Cruise was taking sufficient precautions with its autonomous robotaxis to safeguard pedestrians.
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Cruise, Elijah Nouvelage, Cruise's AVs, Mary Barra, robotaxi, Barra, Hyunjoo Jin, David Gregorio Our
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REUTERS, Motors, California's Department of Motor Vehicles, Cruise, GM, DMV, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety Administration, UAW, Detroit Three, Thomson
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San Francisco , California, U.S, San Francisco, New York, Texas