Cruise is laying off about 50% of its workforce, affecting nearly 1,000 employees, as GM shifts focus to other automotive technologies.

GM said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing autonomous technology for personal vehicles.

All told, the General Motors-owned business let go about 50% of its workforce, Cruise spokeswoman Sara Autio said in an emailed statement. That figure includes employees based in

General Motors Co. is cutting almost half of the workforce in the Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and people familiar with the matter, part of a previously announced plan to halt robotaxi service and absorb the operations into its broader business.

As announced, the US automotive group General Motors (GM) has acquired all outstanding shares of the robotaxi company Cruise from other shareholders. The goal

GM is laying off roughly 1,000 employees at its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, cutting nearly 50% of its workforce.