GM self-driving unit Cruise cuts jobs as pandemic hits sector

A file photo of a Cruise self-driving car outside GM’s headquarters in San Francisco where it does most of its testing, in California, US. Cruise officials acknowledged they were cutting jobs, but declined to confirm the number. — Reuters

General Motors Co's self-driving car unit Cruise told staff on May 14 it has decided to lay off workers, the latest startup in the nascent industry to cut jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cruise officials acknowledged they were cutting jobs, but declined to confirm the number. According to an internal email partially read to Reuters, about 8% of the staff would be cut, which amounts to more than 140 people.