The robotaxi business is largely being abandoned in favor of autonomous technology for personal vehicles—specifically, GM’s Super Cruise system, which it has installed in many of its newer models. GM’s shift to Super Cruise is two-fold: First and foremost,

General Motors is laying off roughly half its employees who remain at its discontinued Cruise robotaxi business. The plans come two months after GM said it would no longer fund Cruise after spending more than $10 billion on the robotaxi unit since acquiring it in 2016.

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