General Motors

On May 8, 2026, General Motors and OnStar agreed to a $12.75M settlement with California -- the largest CCPA penalty ever. GM collected and sold geolocation and driving behavior data from hundreds of thousands of California consumers to data brokers without adequate consent. This was the first data minimization enforcement action under CCPA, establishing that companies must limit data collection to what is reasonably necessary for the disclosed purpose.

On December 10, 2024, General Motors announced it would stop funding Cruise's robotaxi development, citing the competitive market, capital allocation priorities, and resources required. GM had invested over $10 billion in Cruise since acquiring a controlling stake in 2016 for $581 million. About 1,000 positions (roughly half the workforce) were eliminated in February 2025. GM pivoted to personal vehicle autonomous driving features instead.