Uber cuts 3,300 jobs
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According to a report from the Financial Times, Uber and labor unions representing rideshare and taxi drivers are both working to slow the rollout of autonomous vehicles that offer rides with no driver involved.
Uber and Wayve have begun autonomous rides across the UK's capital, although humans are still supervising them for now
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the move will ‘make Uber simpler and faster’ and ‘create more capacity to invest in our future.’
Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to reduce management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.
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