In June 2024, GM injected another $850 million into Cruise, bringing its total spend on the company since acquiring most of Cruise’s shares in 2016 close to $10 billion. In September, Elshenawy, president and chief technologist of Cruise, threw a huge party for Cruise staffers that some read to be a sign that the company was moving forward.

General Motors is laying off off roughly half of its employees who remain at its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business.

GM is laying off roughly 1,000 employees at its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, cutting nearly 50% of its workforce.