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Cruise not relaunching robotaxi service following full GM acquisition
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company, says it is not relaunching its robotaxi service. This news comes after GM announced it had acquired full ownership of Cruise.
Robotaxi company Cruise: half of the employees have to go
GM is closing its subsidiary Cruise, which has been developing self-driving cars. GM is only taking on around half of the employees.
GM cuts 50% of Cruise staff after ending robotaxi business
About 88% of remaining employees are in engineering or related roles, and impacted employees were given 60 days’ notice.
GM Axes Half of Cruise as It Ditches Robotaxi Business
The robotaxi business is largely being abandoned in favor of autonomous technology for personal vehicles—specifically, GM’s Super Cruise system, which it has installed in many of its newer models. GM’s shift to Super Cruise is two-fold: First and foremost,
GM cuts nearly half of Cruise workforce, abandons robotaxi plans
GM is laying off roughly 1,000 employees at its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, cutting nearly 50% of its workforce.
GM Lays Off Half of Cruise Workforce After Pulling the Plug on Robotaxi
General Motors (GM) is laying off around half of the workforce from its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business, following its decision to shut
GM gives up on loss-making Cruise robotaxi business
General Motors is giving up on its Cruise robotaxi business. The auto giant said Tuesday that it would end development at the loss-making unit, which had once been a top priority. GM said too much time and resources would be required to make Cruise a success.
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US Robotaxi Landscape Turns Into a Two-Horse Race After Cruise Throws In the Towel
Cruise announced massive layoffs as it shifts away from robotaxis, leaving Tesla and Waymo as the sole contenders in the ...
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GM expects to save up to $1 billion on Cruise costs
General Motors expects to save up to $1 billion annually by ending its Cruise robotaxi development program, CEO and Chair Mary Barra said Tuesday during the company’s earnings call. The estimate ...
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Tesla’s Elon Musk reveals first city for automaker’s new robotaxi service
In a mark of the safety challenges facing such autonomous-car initiatives, General Motors recently ended funding for robotaxi firm Cruise following a number of troubling incidents, including one ...