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General Motors is cutting around 1,000 software workers around the world in a bid to focus on more "high-priority" initiatives like improving its Super

General Motors is cutting around 1,000 software workers around the world in a bid to focus on more “high-priority” initiatives like improving its Super Cruise driver assistance system, the quality of its infotainment platform and exploring the use of AI.

  • enkersEnglish
    15•3 months ago

    The only quality that these job cuts are going to improve is the quality of ink on the executive suite’s bonuses. What drivel.

    For example, Fowle said, that could mean moving away from developing many different infotainment features and instead focusing on ones that matter most to consumers.

    Here’s an idea: instead of laying those people off, move them into positions that can help assure the quality of your shitty infotainment software.