GoKawiilUber CEO says 3,300 layoffs will fund lower ride prices, autonomous push
Uber cut about 3,300 corporate jobs last week, roughly 10% of its corporate workforce, in its largest reduction since the pandemic. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference that savings from the cuts and reduced insurance costs would be reinvested, including lowering fares for riders, while more than $1 billion is earmarked for Uber's self-driving car efforts.
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Executives frequently promise that layoffs will translate into consumer benefits, but such pledges often go unfulfilled, as seen when T-Mobile raised prices for some customers after similar cuts. Uber's move also signals how aggressively it intends to compete against Waymo and other autonomous vehicle rivals, even as it trims its own workforce during a period it describes as financial strength rather than distress.
- Uber cut roughly 3,300 corporate jobs, about 10% of its corporate staff, its biggest layoff since Covid.
- Khosrowshahi says savings will fund lower ride prices and over $1 billion in autonomous vehicle investment.
- Similar cost-cutting promises, like T-Mobile's, have previously failed to result in lower consumer prices.
Source: techspot.com — Rob Thubron, 2026-09-11
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