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In a surprising announcement via Slack on Tuesday, Cruise CEO Marc Whitten revealed that General Motors (GM) will no longer fund the self-driving car subsidiary. Instead, Cruise will be absorbed into GM’s broader operations, aligning with the automaker’s focus on developing driver assistance features and eventually fully autonomous personal vehicles. The news left many Cruise employees blindsided, particularly as they had been following a roadmap to launch a driverless service in Houston by 2025.
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