GM’s Cruise to Cut 1,000 Jobs

GM cuts 1,000 jobs from Cruise, its abandoned self-driving taxi division
General Motors on Tuesday completed its acquistion of the Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, laying off half the workforce. The 1,000 who remain at General Motors will be folded into the company's advanced driver assistance systems engineering, which includes the company’s SuperCruise technology.
GM’s Cruise to cut 1,000 jobs as robotaxi service shuts down
Several of Cruise’s leaders, including Chief Executive Officer Marc Whitten, will leave this week in the overhaul.
Cruise to slash workforce by nearly 50% after GM cuts funding to robotaxi operations
In June 2024, GM injected another $850 million into Cruise, bringing its total spend on the company since acquiring most of Cruise’s shares in 2016 close to $10 billion. In September, Elshenawy, president and chief technologist of Cruise, threw a huge party for Cruise staffers that some read to be a sign that the company was moving forward.
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 cuts 50% of Cruise staff after ending robotaxi business
General Motors is laying off roughly half of the employees who remain at its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business.
Cruise announces layoffs as GM acquires defunct robotaxi company
Defunct robotaxi company Cruise has begun to lay off employees today, sources tell The Verge. The layoffs come two months after General Motors said it would no longer fund Cruise, and would instead shift its spending toward advanced driver assist and personally owned autonomous vehicles.
GM takes full control of Cruise in autonomous personal vehicle shift
GM said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing autonomous technology ...
General Motors acquires full ownership of Cruise autonomous business
General Motors has finalized the complete acquisition of its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit to focus on developing the ...
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 ...
General Motors’ robotaxi unit lays off half of its staff, including CEO and CTO
General Motors’ Cruise will lay off about 1,000 employees, including CEO Marc Whitten, as it shifts focus from robotaxi to ...
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GM to cut half of Cruise staff
As announced, the US automotive group General Motors (GM) has acquired all outstanding shares of the robotaxi company Cruise ...
GM To Integrate Cruise Technology Into Its Assisted Driving System Upon Completing Acquisition
General Motors said that it will integrate the technology of Cruise into its Super Cruise assisted driving system now that it ...
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Cruise Robotaxis Are Dead, But Their Tech Will Live On in GM Cars You Can Buy
GM completes its acquisition of Cruise, which means a brutal 50% reduction in workforce. Those remaining will work on ...