Cruise is laying off about 50% of its workforce, affecting nearly 1,000 employees, as GM shifts focus to other automotive technologies.

GM said on Tuesday it had completed the full acquisition of its Cruise business to focus on developing autonomous technology for personal vehicles.

All told, the General Motors-owned business let go about 50% of its workforce, Cruise spokeswoman Sara Autio said in an emailed statement. That figure includes employees based in

Defunct robotaxi company Cruise has begun to lay off employees today, sources tell The Verge. The layoffs come two months after General Motors said it would no longer fund Cruise, and would instead shift its spending toward advanced driver assist and personally owned autonomous vehicles.

General Motors Co. is cutting almost half of the workforce in the Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and people familiar with the matter, part of a previously announced plan to halt robotaxi service and absorb the operations into its broader business.