Microsoft will take an $800 million impairment charge in its second quarter earnings report related to its investment in robotaxi startup Cruise after General Motors announced this week that it would halt the development of Cruise's autonomous vehicles.

Microsoft will take an $800 million charge on its investment in the Cruise robotaxi business after General Motors announced it would no longer fund the initiative as part of a shift in its autonomous driving strategy.

Microsoft said on Wednesday it would take an $800 million charge to write down its investment in Cruise—GM’s troubled robotaxi unit. Cruise lost its license to drive in California in October 2023 after a Cruise robotaxi dragged a pedestrian.