GM Slashes Spending on Robotaxi Unit Cruise, in Setback For Driverless Cars
- General Motors plans to significantly reduce spending at its self-driving unit, Cruise, which is expected to result in layoffs.
- Cruise has temporarily halted all of its driverless operations in multiple locations following a pedestrian injury incident.
- GM aims to refocus Cruise on safety, transparency, and accountability, relying on two independent safety and incident reviews.
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GM to cut spending on Cruise driverless vehicles by ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
GM has announced it is massively cutting spending on its Cruise driverless car platform, which had been used to operate robotaxis in California. This comes after a pedestrian collision that forced the state’s DMV to pull Cruise’s driverless permits.
GM To Slash Spending On Self-Driving Cruise Unit
GM To Slash Spending On Self-Driving Cruise Unit After a pedestrian accident last month that led the company to suspend its testing - and drew with it a fresh round of government scrutiny - GM is cutting back its investment in its Cruise autonomous driving segment. The division, which had previously operated under the motto "zero crashes, zero emissions, zero congestion," will detail this week how much it plans on cutting its budget, according …
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