GM’s Cruise Dismisses 900 Employees, Cutting 24% of Workforce
- Layoffs will impact employees in operations, technology
- Company is facing scrutiny over safety of driverless vehicles
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco.
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Cruise LLC is cutting 24% of its workforce, extending an overhaul of the troubled autonomous-vehicle business after it dismissed nine top executives.
The layoffs, which amount to about 900 positions, will primarily affect workers in operations roles, according to a memo to employees Thursday from President Mo Elshenawy. Some technology positions will also be affected, but engineers will largely be spared from the cuts.