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GM said last month it would cut costs at Cruise, which lost more than USD 700 million in the third quarter and more than USD 8 billion since 2016.General Motors' self-driving vehicle business Cruise will slash 24% of its workforce as it works to restructure operations following an accident that forced it to halt U.S. testing, the company said on Thursday.GM's money-losing robotaxi unit has been in turmoil for weeks. Cruise pulled all its U.S. vehicles from self-driving…

Cruise Beleaguered autonomous car startup Cruise has laid off 900 workers, equal to about a quarter of its workforce. The news comes a day after nine executives were also dismissed. The General Motors-backed firm has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months, triggered by an accident on the streets of San Francisco in October when one of its self-driving cars came to a halt on top of a woman, pinning her to the ground just moments after she’d been hit by a human-driven car. The incident caused the woman serious…

GM sounds like it’s not going to budge regarding its decision to replace Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with its in-house infotainment system on its future electric vehicles. The only difference is that it’s making it about safety this time.Around eight months ago, as reported by Reuters, GM decided it would replace Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with its own built-in infotainment system that will be developed in collaboration with Google. It chose the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer as the flagship car for its new system. The…

GM's CrusieGeneral Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit dismissed nine key people amid an ongoing safety investigation, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday, which the company confirmed included Chief Operating Officer Gil West.The investigation relates to an Oct. 2 incident in which a woman was struck and dragged by a Cruise vehicle in San Francisco.The shakeup follows weeks of turmoil at the robotaxi unit, which had to pull all its vehicles from testing in the…

Early this year, BGR reported that GM planned to ditch Apple CarPlay for its EVs starting in 2024. Of course, customers weren’t happy with this decision, as offering a good CarPlay/Android Auto experience is one of the key features users look for in a new car.With 2024 rapidly approaching, the company must have felt that its loyal customers weren’t happy and decided to explain why it’s ditching CarPlay and Android Auto — claiming that the move is being made for your safety.To Motor Trend, Tim Babbitt, GM’s head…

GM and Komatsu said that as these mining vehicles usually operate at just one mine throughout their lifetime.General Motors and Komatsu said on Tuesday they will jointly develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for the Japanese construction machinery maker's 930E electric drive mining truck."Mining trucks are among the largest, most capable vehicles used in any industry, and we believe hydrogen fuel cells are best suited to deliver zero emissions' propulsion to these…

Updated Dec. 10, 2023 1:17 pm ETAuto dealers across many parts of the country say electric vehicles are becoming too hard a sell for buyers worried about the range, reliability and price of these models.When Paul LaRochelle heard Ford Motor was coming out with an electric pickup truck, the dealer was excited about the prospects for his business. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Dec. 10, 2023 1:17 pm ETAuto dealers across many parts of the…

Updated Dec. 11, 2023 12:13 am ETHAIPHONG, Vietnam—When electric-car startup VinFast Auto was looking to build a factory in the U.S., one state caught its attention in particular: North Carolina. For years, officials there had been trying to get an automobile manufacturer to set up shop in rural Chatham County. More than a billion dollars of incentives got them the Vietnamese upstart with huge ambitions but a limited record.Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8…

Cruise paused all driverless and supervised car trips in the United States and expanded a safety review of its robotaxis.General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the Detroit automaker is "very focused on righting the ship" at Cruise, its troubled self-driving unit but said it did not plant to say how much it will spend until its completes a pair of reviews.Barra said at a media event an ongoing outside external safety review will guide the company's path forward and…

The growing regulatory pressure could hamper GM and Cruise's effort to rebuild trust and restart operations in California after coming under fire for allegedly withholding information about the crash in San Francisco.General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit could face USD 1.5 million in fines and additional sanctions over its failure to disclose details of an Oct. 2 accident in which a robotaxi dragged a pedestrian 20 feet (6.1 meters) after being struck by another…