{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/gm-s-cruise-to-focus-on-cost-cuts-as-it-ramps-up-robotaxis/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise to focus on cost cuts as it ramps up robotaxis","slug":"gm-s-cruise-to-focus-on-cost-cuts-as-it-ramps-up-robotaxis","createdLocal":"2023-03-07 14:30:54.611396","publishDate":"2023-03-07 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-cruise-focus-cost-cuts-it-ramps-up-robotaxis-2023-03-07/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nCruise's rival and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) self-driving technology unit, Waymo, has this year laid off over 8% of its workforce.\nThe company is also developing a fully autonomous vehicle called Origin from scratch without a steering wheel and with subway-like doors for rideshare and deliveries.\n\"This is a really pivotal year for us that will really transform not just Cruise but the whole perception of autonomous vehicles.\"\nReporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"gm-s-cruise-to-focus-on-cost-cuts-as-it-ramps-up-robotaxis"}}}