Uber is cutting 3,300 jobs to fund its robotaxi push
Uber will lay off 3,300 employees, about 10% of its 34,000-person global workforce, to strip out management layers and refocus spending on rides, delivery, and robotaxis.
Uber is cutting approximately 3,300 jobs, about 10% of its global workforce of 34,000, in a major restructuring aimed at stripping out management layers and redirecting spending into its core ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi businesses, Nairametrics reported.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in an internal email, telling staff the company's rapid growth had created "more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership" that no longer served Uber well.
Why the cuts are happening now
The layoffs are the latest in a series of cost-cutting moves across the tech industry, where companies that expanded aggressively during the pandemic and the venture-capital boom have been forced to refocus on profitability. For Uber, the restructuring is framed not just as a defensive measure but as a realignment toward what Khosrowshahi sees as the company's biggest long-term opportunity: autonomous vehicles and the robotaxi market.
What the restructuring targets
The job cuts target management layers and fragmented ownership structures — language that suggests Uber is flattening its organisation rather than trimming frontline operational roles alone. The company's global workforce stands at 34,000, meaning roughly one in ten employees will be let go.
"More layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership"
Khosrowshahi's phrasing, quoted in the internal email, indicates the company believes bureaucracy and unclear accountability had slowed decision-making as it scaled. The cuts are intended to reverse that.
Where spending will go instead
Uber plans to redirect spending into its core ride-sharing and delivery businesses, as well as robotaxis. The robotaxi push has become a major strategic focus for the company, which has struck partnerships and made investments in autonomous vehicle technology in recent years. The restructuring signals that leadership sees cutting management overhead as a way to fund that ambition without expanding headcount.
What's next
Uber did not specify a timeline for the layoffs or which regions and departments will be most affected. Khosrowshahi is expected to provide more detail to employees and investors in the coming weeks as the restructuring is implemented.
