General Motors said Thursday $8 million in tax credits from California will go towards expanding its self-driving car program over the next five years. Testing is already underway in California, Michigan and Arizona.
The company said more than 1,100 jobs will be added. GM is spending $14 million on new research and development.
The automaker acquired Cruise Automation for $1 billion in March of last year as part of its effort to build autonomous vehicles, and is now testing more than 50 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles with self-driving technology in San Francisco, Detroit and Scottsdale.
A state filing said GM had 485 direct employees in California last year and will have more than 1,600 by 2021.
