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The Story: Cruise driverless taxis are no longer allowed on the road in California after a suspension from the state’s DMV.

On Tuesday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced it was suspending all Cruise vehicles because of the “unreasonable risk to public safety” they pose.

The decision follows a shocking accident involving a Cruise car earlier this month. A San Francisco pedestrian, who had been hit by another car, was then trapped underneath a Cruise taxi that rolled on top of the person. The seriously injured pedestrian was then dragged about twenty feet under the taxi as it tried to pull over.

The DMV’s full suspension order says Cruise failed to disclose that its robotaxi dragged the pedestrian underneath the car, according to Vice.

But Cruise disputes this, claiming it shared the full video with the DMV.

Under the rules of the suspension, the driverless car service can now only operate on California roads if a human safety driver is present inside the vehicle.

The DMV says it has notified Cruise of the steps required to regain its permits. The specifics are unknown, but the agency says it will not approve the taxis for the road until “the company has fulfilled the requirements to the department's satisfaction.”

The Expert Take: Will Coleman, co-founder and CEO of Alto, a premium ride-sharing company with car fleets in several major cities, thinks this suspension could be a big setback for the driverless taxi industry:

However: Coleman doesn’t think driverless cars are unsafe. He says, “I think the important thing to understand here is that these cars, the AVs, actually have been proven to be very very safe in the vast vast majority of use cases. More safe than human drivers.”