General Motors is ramping up its independent automobile business. According to Reuters, the agency plans to hire 1,000 people over the next nine months to paintings on Cruise, a GM subsidiary that develops self-driving vehicle technology. The hiring spree would double the number of team members presently under the Cruise umbrella and would mark an initial investment in self-sustaining efforts.
GM hasn’t distinct precisely how all of the hirings will break down, but the corporation reportedly plans to use most of those new job openings to attract engineers. The hiring spree may be in reaction to the organization’s latest struggles. As of the closing year, reviews indicated that Cruise became delayed, lacking mileage objectives and milestones. The agency’s tech has also had some nagging issues, including an inability to reliably apprehend pedestrians and a dependency on stopping for bicyclists who are not genuinely there. Overhauling the engineering crew seems to be an attempt to get Cruise back on course.
Despite troubles getting on top of things, GM has a few lofty goals for Cruise and wants to get a self-driving taxi carrier up and running earlier than the end of the year. The organization has already partnered up with Lyft to offer rides from its independent fleet, and just these days, Cruise announced plans with DoorDash to make deliveries with self-driving cars.
