Uber cuts 3,300 jobs to fund its driverless future
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told staff on September 2, 2026 that the company is cutting about 3,300 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce and its largest reduction since the pandemic. Manager roles drop by 20%, two-person teams are halved, and positions more than seven layers from the CEO are eliminated. The savings go to what he called the autonomous future; Uber has committed more than $10 billion to robotaxi partners including Avride, Lucid, Nuro and Rivian and keeps about 500 open roles, almost all engineering jobs tied to autonomous vehicles.
