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Rya Jetha

GM lays off half of Cruise after killing robotaxi business

Business

The company’s downfall accelerated in 2023, when a self-driving car dragged a San Francisco woman under its tires.

Cruise robotaxi lays off 900 workers with San Francisco crash probe ongoing

News

General Motors’ troubled Cruise robotaxi unit is cutting over 900 jobs as it moves to reduce costs and remake itself.

Joshua Bote

Cruise executives fired as company accused of hiding video of San Francisco crash

Nine executives at Cruise exited from the company Wednesday amid an ongoing internal investigation.

Cruise faces $1.5M fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco robotaxi collision

California regulators say Cruise covered up an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California license.

GM is pulling away from Cruise. What happens to the robotaxi company now?

Now that GM is making a U-turn away from its investments in Cruise, it begs the question: Where exactly does Cruise go from here?