GM expanding its self-driving car unit with 1100 new hires

As many carmakers move ahead in the self-driving car race, one firm is expanding its operations to ensure it is not left behind. General Motors is set to hire 1,100 people over the next five years for its research and development facility in California. The new employees will be working at the Cruise Automation unit that the firm acquired last year, which is currently testing over 50 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles with self-driving technology in San Francisco, Scottsdale, Arizona and metro Detroit. General Motors is set to hire 1,100 more people over the next five for its researcher and development facility in California. General Motors (GM) has already added some 150 engineers to the Cruise Automation unit since purchasing it for $581 million in 2016 – it started with just 40.