Uber doesn't plan to renew self driving permit

Uber has a self-driving permit in California until March 31 - and the company said it will let the permit expire. "We decided to not reapply for a California DMV permit with the understanding that our self-driving vehicles would not operate on public roads in the immediate future," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. Uber's statement comes after several news outlets obtained a letter sent by DMV deputy director and chief counsel Brian Soublet to Uber's public affairs manager, Austin Heyworth on Tuesday regarding its permit. Soublet wrote that if and when Uber applies for a new autonomous vehicle testing permit, it will "need to address any follow-up analysis or investigations from the recent crash in Arizona an may also require a meeting with the department." The Tempe Police Department and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched investigations into the crash.