https://apnews.com/8e512d9948d29390910b3691d8135d95 > DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Friday that it is paying $2.1 billion to buy out Japanese tech investment firm Softbank's stake in the Detroit automaker's Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary. > Softbank paid $2.25 billion for a 20% stake in Cruise in 2018 as part of a wave of investment in self-driving technology.