"When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the California DMV said in a statement.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday suspended Cruise's deployment and testing permits for its autonomous vehicles, effective immediately.
A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco.
"We learned today at 10:30 am PT of the California DMV's suspension of our driverless permits," Cruise spokesperson Hannah Lindow told CNBC in a statement.
The probe, spearheaded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was prompted by multiple reports involving pedestrian injuries and Cruise vehicles in recent months, and it concerns an estimated 594 self-driving Cruise vehicles, according to the filing.
Persons:
Hannah Lindow, Cruise, Philip Koopman, that's, Koopman, Kyle Vogt, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny
Organizations:
DMV, California DMV, Cruise, General Motors, The California Department of Motor Vehicles, General Motors Corp, CNBC, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, California's Public Utilities Commission, Google, LinkedIn
Locations:
California, San Francisco, U.S