G.M. to Cut Spending on Cruise Self-Driving Unit
General Motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self-driving taxis in San Francisco.
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General Motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self-driving taxis in San Francisco.
GM is slashing costs on its robotaxi business, Cruise, while also tackling a slowdown in its EV business and investor concerns about increased labor costs. In short, the biggest automaker in North America is dealing with a lot.
In order to cut costs following the United Auto Workers strike, General Motors will slowdown spending on its self driving vehicle unit, Cruise. GM said the strike costs the company $1.1 billion.
Chief executive Marry Barra said the company “must rebuild trust” with regulators.
General Motors is looking to change the direction of its Cruise robot taxi subsidiary before the company goes off a cliff.