Report: GM Cuts 1,000 Jobs at Cruise After Ending Robotaxi Project

Group 1 - General Motors is cutting 1,000 jobs in its Cruise business unit, which represents almost half of the workforce in Cruise [1][2] - Several key leaders in Cruise, including CEO Marc Whitten and Chief Safety Officer Steve Kenner, will leave amid the restructuring [2] - GM announced it would stop funding the robotaxi project due to the considerable time and resources required to scale the business and the competitive market [3] Group 2 - GM plans to combine Cruise and GM technical teams and refocus its autonomous driving strategy on advanced driver assistance systems [3] - The company aims to lower spending by more than $1 billion annually through restructuring and refocusing Cruise's operations [4] - GM has completed its acquisition of Cruise, making it a wholly owned subsidiary, and will integrate Cruise technology into its Super Cruise system [5][6]