GM expands self-driving car operations in Silicon Valley

The new investment and hiring are intended to expand and accelerate their work

In the race to develop self-driving cars, General Motors is expanding its operations near Silicon Valley.

The automaker said on Thursday that it planned to hire 1,100 people and invest $14 million at a new development center in San Francisco that would spearhead the company’s work on self-driving cars.

GM and Cruise Automation, an autonomous-driving software company GM acquired a year ago, have been testing more than 50 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars equipped with self-driving technology on public roads in San Francisco; Scottsdale, Ariz.; and the Detroit area.

The new investment and hiring are intended to expand