GM cuts 50% of Cruise staff after ending robotaxi business

General Motors is laying off roughly half of its employees who remain at its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business.The plans come two months after GM said it would no longer fund Cruise after spending more than $10 billion on the robotaxi unit since acquiring it in 2016."Today, Cruise shared the difficult decision to part ways with approximately 50% of its workforce," Cruise said in an emailed statement. "We are grateful for their passion and contributions to help us reach this stage, and our focus is on su ...