The cruise fires half of its staff after GM sunsets Robotaxi Program
Autonomous vehicle company Cruz gives up about half of its workforce, According to reporting by TechcrunchS The abbreviations even extend to the Executive Director and other top executives. This is part of a great effort to restructure by the Mother GM, which will eventually be observed a general suspension of operations.
These abbreviations are expected to influence over 1,000 people and include CEO Mark Whiton, Chief Safety Director Steve Canger and Global Public Policy Rob Grant. The chief technologist Mo Elhanui is also fired, but will remain until the end of April to help with the transition. To this end, some of the workforce and Resources of the CRUZ will continue. They are Stirred in the Super Cruise teamwhich is the GM driver’s assistance system.
These abbreviations are not too much surprise, given that GM has already announced He gave up on the development of robotaxisS However, the company did not stop pursuing the dream of autonomous vehicles. GM still plans to deploy cars without drivers for personal use at some point in the future.
The cruise has been rough in the last few years. The company encountered control after one of its robotaxes struck a pedestrian and dragged them at 20 feetS Before the crash’s crash, the company’s algorithm was quite known for being buggy because repeatedly failed to recognize the childrenS
The subsequent investigation forced Cruz to suspend all operations for his piloted Robotaxi service. Gm was fined $ 1.5 million to miss key details of the above mentioned collapse. There were also serious cutsS In recent months, Cruz has resumed some limited activity, though only with human driversS
This article originally appeared at Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/cruise-lays-Olhlf-its-staff-afer-Sunsets-robitaxi-program-19141713.htm
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